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Gambling Debt As Part Of Marital Estate

Mar 13, 2012

advice on divorceQuestion:

My wife has a gambling addiction that has put us severely in debt, with the majority of the debt being in her name.

Will I be liable for her gambling debts in the divorce?


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Ask a Divorce Lawyer: What can I do to change the proposed condition in our divorce?

Jan 13, 2010

Question: What can I do to change the proposed condition in our divorce? She filed for divorce claiming that I have caused our family to break apart because of a gambling issue, our financial problems, and many disagreements. I admitted my mistakes and signed the divorce papers without disagreeing to all her requests. I found out later that she had been gambling constantly and had been meeting someone for a while. How can I change or revise the conditions, such as the $750 child support and especially the custody of my kids? Will it be in my favor if I presented a police report of her attacking and hitting? Can I use her bank statements proving she's been gambling? Is it considered abandonment when she told me and our son she was leaving as she packed her bag and did not come home until the next night? Do I need a lawyer?

 


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The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly: Tell Your Attorney Everything

Apr 01, 2009

A family law attorney explains why full-disclosure is important to your case.

By Holly Hearn, J.D. of Cordell & Cordell, PC

Your relationships with prior wives, girlfriends, or current partners will be put under a microscope by an adversary.

A few months ago, I was headed to a Temporary Orders hearing in one of my divorce cases, and I stepped onto the elevator with the attorney representing the other spouse in the case. I noticed that the attorney was pulling a dolly behind her, but I dismissed it as evidence for an unrelated case since I had been told by my client that he had no “skeletons in the closet” and my research seemed to verify his position...


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Ask a Lawyer: Disablility of the wife

Nov 29, 1999

Question:

My wife is disabled and refuses to go to work. She is taking some college courses just to have something to do. Her parents pay ALL her household bills, have given her a house and a car; her parents pay her car insurance as well. Her parents also own a grocery store and provide her with all food and necessities to clean the house. If there is a problem in the home her parents pay for all repairs. We have been seperated for 6 months and she rarely lets me speak to our daughter even though I call every single night. She has called my work and told lies about my having an affair and not sending her any money. I have the written signed statements from the people she spoke to about this and she called back the same day admitting that what she said earlier was a lie. She has been harrassing my friends and co-workers with phone calls. Her phone bill, if subpeonaed will verify this. She went to the casino in January and won almost $500. When she told me about it she immediately asked me to send her $100 because she didn't have any money. I have proof from Wells Fargo Bank and Discover card that she took out a credit card in her name but gave them my checking account number to have the payments made by me. She was never and has never been granted access to this checking account. I have the written proof from Discover that she did this. All told $322.23 was deducted from my checking account between December 1 and January 15. I have bank statements to attest to this. Luckily, my bank refunded all the money back to my account. Based on this info what are the chances of my getting primary or sole custody of my daughter?

Answer:

Allow me to preface my answer to your question with the disclaimer that I am not licensed to practice law in the state of Louisiana. I am sorry but it is diffuclt to determine whether or not you will get custody from your question. Usually custody is determined by what is the best interests of the child. You have stated very little here about her parenting skills, her ability to care for your child, her actual disability. All of these are very important to any determination of custody. Do you think she is unable to care for her or do you think she is unfit? If she is unfit you need concrete documentation of the issues. Also why are you not going to see your daughter? This would greatly increase your chances for custody.

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