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Lawyers Share 30 Petty And Intense Stories Of People Destroying Each Other During Divorce
Let’s face it, marriage is hard work and there are always bumps along the way. Sometimes, a couple knows that their issues are too big to overcome and decides that a permanent split is the best move for both of them. But if there’s one thing we know about divorce—it can get really messy.
So it’s no surprise that when user DarkFander14 asked divorce lawyers to share the most insane ways spouses have tried to screw each other over, they rolled up their sleeves. More than 12.6K comments flooded in, anonymously revealing the pettiest and wildest things partners did to mess with or take advantage of one another.
From trying to get half of the house just to demolish it to spending $100,000 fighting over an ashtray, Bored Panda has collected the cream of the crop from this viral thread. Continue scrolling, judge them for yourself, and be sure to leave a comment with your thoughts!
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#1
This one hits close to home because it happened between my parents. We had a family “friend” who was a lawyer and my parents agreed that he would be the lawyer for both of them as a mediator. So, as the assets were being divided my dad got absolutely slammed. She was going to get the house, cars, half his retirement, and an insane amount of alimony. To the tune of like $2,500 a month for the rest of her life. My dad has a good job as a municipal employee, but that was probably 70%ish of his paycheck.
Turns out that my mom and the “family friend” actually conspired to rip my dad off and make it seem like that’s what a divorce settlement looks like. And she was going kick back more money under the table after the dust had settled. Dad just didn’t know how these things worked. So, after some convincing he finally went out and got his own lawyer. He got a very fair divorce settlement after that.
Mom still to this day can’t understand why we don’t talk to her much.
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#2
I read about a case where the wife was trying to take half of a guys business and millions in personal assets, only to find out that the business had been moved into his sons name years earlier, and the guy donated all their savings, millions of dollars, to a childrens hospital in his soon to be ex-wife's name so she couldn't get the money.
The judge said what he did was technically legal since it was community property and no freeze had been placed on it yet, but was morally unconscionable. Lawyer said in his entire life he never saw a bigger smile on a mans face. He just kept saying "I just wanted to help the children" and smiling.
According to the Institute for Family Studies, the divorce rate in America has been falling fast in recent years, hitting a record low in 2019. It seems that for every 1,000 marriages, only 14.9 ended in divorce: “This is the lowest rate we have seen in 50 years.”
Since more people are staying together, marriages are getting longer. The researchers found that the average duration of current marriages in the U.S. “has increased almost one year in the recent decade, from 19 years in 2010 to 19.8 years in 2019.”
Even though there are headlines blaring that COVID-19 has had a huge toll on people’s relationships, the drop in the divorce rate is likely to continue. In fact, research shows that the pandemic has actually brought some couples closer to each other.
#3
My parents got divorced, and my mom didn't want my dad to show up in court and contest. So she called me and told me to put laxatives in his food so he wouldn't make it. I didn't, and she still hates me for it.
#4
I once had a boss whose wife grabbed all the belongings from the house she felt entitled to while her husband was gone. Well, when he returned, every knob and handle was gone, too — doorknobs, cabinet handles, drawer handles, anything used to open something. And every day for the next week, he would occasionally yell out, 'SHE TOOK THE F**KING KNOBS!'
Data from the American Family Survey reveals that a majority of wedded Americans say that “the pandemic has made them appreciate their spouse more and half agree that their commitment to marriage has deepened.”
However, while some choose to stay in a marriage for the long haul, others decide that splitting up is the healthier alternative. Maybe your partner left you for another person. Perhaps your relationship is not what you thought it would be. Or maybe your partnership has been in dire straits for years, but only now reached the end of the road.
There can be endless reasons why a marriage fails, but there’s no denying that it hurts. This can lead to at least one partner, or maybe even both, acting completely irrational and engaging in petty behaviors. And even though it’s tempting to take cheap shots at your ex, it can come back to bite you in the future.
#5
Watched a 14 million dollar settlement, which took months to achieve, abandoned when the parties came to who would keep the cat. For that, there was a week long trial. Jurors wanted to euthanize them both and take the cat home themselves.
#6
Had a client whose wife wanted him out of the house. I told him not to leave, just move to a different bedroom for the time being because once he was out the chances of him ever getting back in were slim.
He texted his wife and told her he was staying in the house. She called back and left a VM that she wanted him out and if he wasn't out soon, she would start taking out her unhappiness on the children, and would remind the children that mommy was being mean to them because daddy wouldn't leave.
Gaby Almodovar 2 years ago
If she left this message in a voice-mail, chances rose for the father getting the custody of the kids.
Katie Crow, family law and divorce attorney, wrote that during the time of your divorce, every single thing you do is in the spotlight. “Emotions are running wild, and both of you are completely hurt and vulnerable, and it is important to try and keep a level head during the divorce.”
It’s no secret that divorces can be emotionally and financially difficult, but you have to stay calm and see your actions from different perspectives. Even seemingly small or innocent deeds can get twisted in the eyes of your partner, leading to a huge and long argument for everyone to see.
#7
I work for a divorce attorney, and the craziest divorce I saw was when the husband — who had left the home — returned while his wife was at work to not only remove his clothing and belongings, but to Gorilla glue her things together! He glued the TV remote to the table, the phone to its cradle, the couch pillows to the couch, and he even glued the vacuum cleaner to the carpet. She called the police to report property damage, and for days afterward, she continued discovering random things glued together, including her oven mitts, which were glued to the wall, and all of her sheets in the linen closet, which were glued together.
#8
I read about a top executive at a Fortune 500 company who was caught in a nasty divorce. He was set up for life with a bunch of stock, houses, and assets in many places, and the wife wanted everything she could possible get. Well, the husband proposed that if his wife let him keep everything, he'd give her half of his paycheck for the rest of his life... She quickly agreed because his checks were huge, and he received millions of dollars in bonuses. Well, as soon as the paperwork was finalized, he quit his job and started to work part-time at a sporting goods store! He would still drive to work in his expensive car and was still set for life. But every Friday, he loved knowing that his ex-wife would only be getting about $150 per check.
WilvanderHeijden 2 years ago
A lot of very rich people are officially working for a minimum wage to dodge taxes. The rest of their income are bonusses, travel expenses, counseling fees, attendance premiums and a share in the profits.
#9
Used to work as a file clerk for a divorce attorney. Our client was trying to get full custody over her child because her husband was “dangerously neglectful of their son”. How was he being dangerously neglectful?
By serving spaghetti (instead of turkey) for thanksgiving. I wish I was making this up
“Don’t fool yourself by saying ‘they would never say that about me’ or ‘they would never do that to me’ because I have seen too many people get hurt under that false assumption,” she said. “Divorce can bring out a completely different breed of character from the person you thought you have known for years. It may even bring out a new side in yourself that could get you into trouble.”
Crow recommends monitoring your actions and behavior to make sure that your feelings do not get the better of you. She provides a couple of examples: “Bad-mouthing your ex to your kids, getting a DUI, and having promiscuous relationships.” Acting out at the moment can end up hurting you in the long run. Not to mention that it can even cause bigger issues outside of your divorce.
#10
The couple was divorcing on mutual terms, and the wife had one child with this husband and one from a previous marriage. Well, the husband agreed to pay child support for both children even though he wasn't obligated to... The judge signed the order, they set up the child support account, and it got kicked back, saying they couldn't have two accounts for the same child. Well, it turns out, the wife had been collecting child support from the biological father the entire time they were married, and she never told her husband! So, she basically tried to milk two fathers for one child!
#11
I represented a guy who was on his second marriage. His first wife had passed away from cancer. Well, while divorcing his second wife, he met a very kind, affectionate woman, they hit it off, and they became basically engaged...
Well, the fiancé was later diagnosed with terminal cancer, and when the wife found out, she accused him — in court — of killing his first wife by 'giving' her cancer and trying to do the same thing to his fiancé! I wish I had an artist's rendering of the scene, capturing the crazy look in the wife's eyes, her attorney's look of shame and embarrassment, and the judge's look of plain confusion.
#12
Child of traumatic divorce here.
There’s so many and I mean SO many things I could post on this thread about how f**king terrible my parents were to each other, but this takes the cake.
My parents were separated, in the process of divorcing, and had split custody between my brother and I (we were 5 and 7 at the time). My dad didn’t have his own place yet so when it was his turn to be with us he came back to our house (the one he purchased mind you) and my mom was supposed to leave. One weekend they were arguing over something and it got so bad that my mom wouldn’t leave and told my dad she would call the police (something she apparently did a lot to get her way, which after growing up with her I can attest she did this a lot unnecessarily to control us). So she left, called the police, told them my father was dangerous and had a gun (my dad was in the army and we had plenty guns, locked in a safe of course).
Of course the police were just doing their job, and took my mom at face value. It went so fast from my brother and I watching tv with my dad to the police knocking at our door, my dad opening the door and getting pepper sprayed without the cops saying anything, and then my dad locked the door and the cops couldn’t bust it down, so they came around back and broke our sliding glass door in so they could arrest my dad in our front yard with all our neighbors watching. I didn’t really understand what was happening at the time but it was traumatizing for sure.
Then my mom tried to get full custody of us in their actual divorce, and thank god the judge ruled for split custody. My whole childhood was s**tty honestly bc all they did was explain very deep and emotionally complex situations to very young children who just wanted their parents to love each other.
But yeah, I’ve never quite forgiven my mom for that one.
Plus, you need to stay levelheaded not only because of your own actions but also to notice the possible traps set up to provoke you by your ex. “You may be the best parent in the world and have written a top-selling parenting book, but it only takes one wrong move to disintegrate your parental reputation.”
“So it is best to play it safe and know that your life will soon find a “new normal”, but now is the time to just get through your divorce with your head held high,” Crow suggested.
#13
My dad is a divorce attorney. His clients couldn't decide who would get the Labrador puppy's from a new litter they just breed. The pups are worth $1000 a pop. Well they also hadn't been up to date on their payments. So dad brought a litter of 8 floppy puppy's home as collateral for us to have until they could negotiate the settlement. So much fun for us kids
Qibli of the SandWings 2 years ago (edited)
I hope you went with dad :) (new comment edit: I hope you had fun with the doges)
#14
During my first year of law school, a divorce lawyer told us about a well-to-do couple that spent months and months and tens of thousands of dollars fighting over every single thing, all the way down to a single ceramic ashtray. Even after they'd decided on everything else, they spent an additional $100,000 fighting over this ashtray... Well, after a court hearing, the wife finally won the ashtray, and she promptly strode out to the white courthouse steps and smashed it, leaving the pieces for the husband to see on his way out.
#15
My sister and her ex-husband had agreed in arbitration that he would keep the house and car and that she would keep the furniture and electronics.
My dad and I rented a Uhaul to help her go get her stuff. We figured the amount of stuff she would get would be enough to get about $10-15K off Craigslist.
We arrived at the house to find only an Ikea futon, a smaller TV than they had, an old iMac, and all the outdoor furniture destroyed. We were so devastated for her.
She decided she wanted to close that venomous chapter of her life so she just took her losses rather than fight for stupid possessions.
Happy ending... She finished optometry school and became an optometrist, found a great husband, and is raising two awesome kids.
Oopsydaisy 2 years ago
Wtf is that sort of settlement? How does he get to keep the house and she gets the furniture and white goods? That is hardly equitable. Unless the house was rented.
#16
The couple wanted everything split right down the middle, right down to the block of cheese in the fridge.
#17
In the first divorce case I'd ever worked on, the husband waxed every single hair off his body to avoid a court-mandated drug test.
#18
The husband gave his wife five of his nine companies — the ones that owed seven figures in payroll taxes. He had made her the bookkeeper on paper, and she spent decades trying to shake the IRS for the results.
#19
I was an assistant at a family law practice, and in one divorce case we had, the wife had started dating someone new who was severely allergic to cats. Well, her ex-husband bought a cat for their kids — knowing that he wasn't allowed to have pets in his apartment — so that his ex-wife would have to keep it at her house.
The wife called us, saying that the kids were distraught she didn't want to keep it, and that her ex-husband told the kids that if their mom loved them, she would keep the cat.
#20
Friend was going through divorce from insane husband. He had been texting her pics of the gun he bought and threatening her. Police were called. Nothing they could do because it was 'only a picture'. He was staying with a secret girlfriend at this point. She allowed him to go get his stuff from the house. She was scared to go back in the house alone. I went with her. First red flag was he had changed the locks. So we waited for locksmith to open the house and change the locks again. Well, when the door opens...we noticed all of the furniture was gone. So we carefully went upstairs in search of her cats. The entire second floor was empty. No cats. No furniture. Even her clothes were gone. Come to find out he hired a moving company to pack and take everything, even the food in the fridge. Finally found the cats. He had taken them to another vet in town and put them up for boarding under his sister's name thinking she would not be able to find them. He was finally forced to disclose what happened to her possessions. He had them taken to a storage unit far away from the home.
WilvanderHeijden 2 years ago
You're stupid if you allow your ex back in your house without you being present. First thing you do when your ex is out of the house is change the locks.
#21
Not a lawyer but was a legal intern for a divorce attorney a few years back. Dumbest f**king divorce I ever sat through lasted over two years because they refused to let each other get any ground. I was only there for the last year of the divorce but they argued over who got the Christmas ornaments for 4 months.
Pro tip: If you’re ever in a divorce, saying “sure, take it” is infinitely cheaper than your invoice would be otherwise.
#22
My cousin's ex-wife wanted half of the house in their divorce — as in, she literally tried to get half of the house demolished just to spite my cousin.
#23
A soon-to-be ex-husband left his wife's prized Koi to die on the doorstep of their house. Apparently the value of these fish (six in total) was over $100,000. She was, according to her lawyer, so distraught that she couldn't be in court. Only in LA.
#24
She accused her ex-husband of sexually molesting their children while under the watchful eye of the nationally endorsed social workers who oversaw his contact with them (which was only required because he didn’t have his own private accommodation at the time). She also said that his Indian flatmates were inherently “dirty”. After the obviously false child molestation suggestion I warned her of the consequences of being caught lying about that (i.e. permanent loss of custody). She fired me but kept calling back using fake names to try and obtain free advice which contradicted my advice, but everyone she called immediately spotted her. This was a long time ago and now I specialise in insurance litigation, which is far less ugly.
LivingTheDream 2 years ago
I've seen so many horrible custody battles with false allegations to change child support/custody. Not a single one has EVER had consequences for false accusations.
#25
I worked in family law for three years as a Paralegal. Once we had a client request us to represent them and make them look like the more incompetent parent so the kids would stay with the other party per the parenting plan 100% of the time. The client wanted us to prove that they were not fit to watch children under any circumstances - unfortunately for them the other party tried to show that they were the incompetent one and our client should have the kids 100% of the time.
Stephanie IV 2 years ago
Their behavior proves both of them exactly as unqualified to rear a child as they wanted to.
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Papa Bonez 2 years ago
Sounds like the kids would be better off with a different family. Both were unfit to be parents. So sad.
Lisa Reuss 2 years ago
This is despicable. These people aren’t hurting each other, they’re hurting their children. What a disgusting way to behave.
Candia Lee 2 years ago
Not everyone works to prevent pregnancy, and even some who do become parents. Abortion isn't legal everywhere, hence unwanted children. And lots of folks don't realize how expensive and time-consuming it can be so they want to foist the responsibility on the other.
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Rocky Mom 2 years ago
This is one of the ways I hate this world. Children are beyond innocent and unknowing. People just oops, a kid, oops, another.. like if it shouldn't require a serious discussion and decision to be made. Then, birth control is made to be like doesn't even exist.. like there was no precautionary measures to take. Hate people. And no, not talking about the whole, "birth control doesn't always work". No. Sick and tired of that excuse made and no accountability is ever forced upon asshats just sexing it up, with no plan in mind.. no precautionary measure taken. Ironically, the ones who should be using birth control, seem to be most incompent and willingly ignorant in what sex leads to. And I'm tired of no one talking about these people. We are not suppose to be judgemental but f**k, the children don't deserve shitty "sperm/egg donors", because they never gave a f**k.
Rocky Mom 2 years ago
I am surrounded by experiences and people like this. It is in the culture of just, sexual partner.. didn't work, break up, move on, "oh, another kid". It is bizarre and unnerving. So many kids to so many different partners, so many half siblings. Uck.
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AzKhaleesi 2 years ago
Wait... so each of them tried to rid themselves of their own kids? WTF?
J. Normal 2 years ago
To lighten this one. We used to tell our son He was the reason we were staying together... neither one of us wanted him. he would put him between us and "push" him at each other saying "you take him, no YOU take him". All while laughing and tickling gently
Oopsydaisy 2 years ago
Yeah, you might want to ask your kid if they found that funny. Children really fear their parents splitting up. I would never joke about that to a child
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#26
I worked on a divorce in which the wife waited for her husband to leave the house on a business trip, then came to the house, turned on all of the faucets, plugged the drains, turned off the furnace, and left. It was -10 degrees.
When the husband came back five days later, the house was ruined, and the water froze and cracked the foundation.
#27
He owed her $500 as part of the settlement. He brought two buckets of unsorted coins (mostly pennies) to our office.
She took the light bulbs out of every fixture when she moved out, then refused to give him right of first refusal if she wanted to get rid of their dog.
She spent a year and a half systematically destroying their business and then expected him to pay her hundreds of thousands of dollars for her share of the (now worthless) business.
#28
I worked in family courts when I was first starting out, and the most memorable case I saw was when the wife literally took everything from the house. She even ripped out the carpets!
Some Cool Guy 2 years ago
When my mother left my farther she took everything (not the carpet) and left a single beer on the counter. Damn she was cold.
#29
Most malicious thing I know of personally involved a coworker of mine. He was sleeping with a married woman, and ultimately the husband found out she was having an affair. Really ugly divorce ensues, during which they fought over a lot of assets, but the real point of contention was their dog, lovely GSD named Orion. Eventually, husband gets custody of the dog, and in under a month, has the dog put down, just to hurt her back for the affair.
#30
Not a divorce lawyer but remember this from another Reddit.
husband and wife getting divorced. There was a classic car Ferrari, jaguar or something like that that was worth a lot of money. It was a bone of contention in the divorce. After several months the husband finally proposes that he will let her have the car if she gives him the house. She agrees. Come to find out he had been taking the car out everyday and doing loops around the city for hours putting thousands of miles on it making it worth nothing.
What do you think ?
Sathe Wesker 2 years ago
Man, my parents separated when I was 5. Amicable as all hell, never even got a legal divorce and she is now technically a widow. My freaking dad MOVED IN to the house with me, mom and bloody stepdad when I was 12. Stepdad would have a typical relationship argument with mom and go downstairs to share a beer with dad a bitch about it. Strange, for sure, but it was normal to me and they all raised me well, all loving. These stories piss me off… I’ve never been remotely close to this type of bitterness with any ex. I’m grateful for the way I was raised because of that (and, well, many other reasons).
Jo Choto 2 years ago
I was the major money earner in my marriage. I bought everything. That was fine with me. I lived in a country where women didn't have legal rights. Both wife and children belonged by law to the husband. When I realized I needed to leave my marriage if I wanted to live, I made a very simple choice. I gave my husband everything, cars, home, contents, jewellery, electronics, tens of thousands of dollars in savings everything, as long as I could take my child to safety. It was touch and go till the very last minute whether he would let me go, since he had the right to take our child off the plane and leave me on it. But in the end, he wanted stuff, and he didn't want to be a father, so we were able to go. It was not easy being completely destitute, but nothing would ever have been worth more than the wellbeing of my child, and in the end, I gave everything I had for her and will never regret it.
Oopsydaisy 2 years ago
Jesus. You are a brave woman. Your children should be proud to have you as a mother
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Buren 2 years ago
Have to stop reading. How sad it is to imagine someone you used to love turns into ugly manure of human being, and how it must affect your ability to trust again in the future.
Julie C Rose 2 years ago
Same. My ability to trust is already low because of bad experiences when I was younger, and I’ve never dated as a result. This just makes me even less willing to date.
Load More Replies... Juno French 2 years ago
Why on earth did this show up in the funny section? BP, you need to read things before you label them.
Walking On Sunshine 2 years ago
I worked for lawyers for 22 years. Once we had a client come in for divorce and he immediately told us he failed a drug test for meth. But he claimed he only took prescription Zantac and that's what caused the failure. While this is true in some cases, it is extremely rare. And he had no prescription. But he had a new Harley and the scumbag lawyer said, "that'll be mine soon." I absolutely detest family law.
Rider 2 years ago
As a kid I watched my mom go through 2 divorces, neither come close to any of these. She got shafted on the second divorce, loser had lost his job for sexual harassment and no one would hire him for years. She had to buy back half the house, payoff his truck, and give him alimony. Plus pay for all our therapy for living with that sociopath (clinically diagnosed).
Emerald Ocean 2 years ago
The animal ones make me sick. Imagine killing an animal just for the sake of being petty. Imagine knowing you’re shipping your beloved pet off to die and you can’t do anything about it just because your ex is petty. I feel so bad for the people that have to go through that! My dog is like family and I can’t imagine the horror these people go through!
Riley Beard 2 years ago
When Mom and Dad split apart, my mom threw her [$6,000] green diamond ring off the balcony. She was really chemically unbalanced, but what the hell, mom.
Chancey 2 years ago
I hate when people do stuff like this or destroy property. Such a waste.
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Jessica Ann Helm 2 years ago
When my parents divorced when I was 1, they were 10 times better then even the best stories above. They kept their relationship civil regarding me. Having split custody were I would go to the school at my mums, and go to my dads during the holidays. If there was any resentment, they never showed it when I was around. Making a child suffer during a divorce is inexcusable and cruel. And parents willing to do that should have never been parents in the first place
AzKhaleesi 2 years ago
I can't understand how this gets so ugly. My first divorce (married young...like 19 young) we had three kids. I gave him every thing. Which wasn't much. We didn't have anything. Second divorce (this one almost killed me he turned out to be psycho) we were only married under 2 years. No assets, no kids. I again gave him everything. All I wanted was my crappy furniture and my last name back. He got a lawyer (free through a job he had just got) and tried to get alimony, my retirement etc. All of this AFTER stealing my car, turning off every thing to my house (electric water etc) telling the cellphone company my phone was stolen event though I proved my phone, his phone and the bills were paid through my account. That one bit him though because I quit paying for the phones. He destroyed my house (rental) he stole everything that matched. Took all the chords to the TV's, controllers to my kids' game systems. Dumb s**t like that. All because he was caught cheating and I threw
AzKhaleesi 2 years ago
* him out. in the end, he got nothing and last I heard he was in jail (as I type this) dude is a mess. We've been divorced almost 10 years now and I met my forever and my forever husband is amazing. But I just can't fathom why people do this. All he had to do is sign. Crazy.
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Kate Jones 2 years ago
#15 - I don't want to be one of those Americans that thinks everything is in America, so was this from another country? Because as far as I know, American divorce hearings don't impanel juries. The judge or arbitrator makes the decision, even over the cat.#17 - if it was court ordered, wouldn't they just do a blood draw if he didn't have hair? #29 - I will never understand this. To hurt your children or the animals just to hurt the other party... I mean this is just crazy. In cases of custody of an animal, there should be a signed agreement that the person who gets custody should have to agree to take care of the animal and keep it safe, healthy and in the same condition as it had previously been or better. And if the animal is to be surrendered or put down, the opposing party should be allowed the opportunity to take custody. And if these conditions aren't met than custody reverts. There should be yearly vet appointments to make sure. This should be mandatory. Animals aren't objects.
Michaelann Dahlman 2 years ago
I remember back in 1990 or 1991, reading about a case involving the child's surname. They couldn't agree on whose last name the kid would have, so he sneaks off to the Vital Statistics office to register the baby with his last name, while she's still in the hospital. She freaks out & changes the baby's name. This goes back & forth for 6 years & now they're in divorce court. Also the school is having issues with registering the kid, what name is s/he going to be going by? So the judge decides that from now on, both parent's signatures are required on the birth registration forms, if the couples are married. Births are required to be registered within 30 days. If the parents cannot agree on the baby's surname, they are automatically registered with a hyphenated surname, in alphabetical order. Vital Statistics had to change their forms to accommodate this court ruling. I was shaking my head, reading this in the Vancouver newspaper.
Frannie Kaplan 2 years ago
Let this be a reminder to you of what marriage was rely designed for. To monetise women and for couples to use eachother
Veronica Sjöberg 2 years ago
Divorces can turn really ugly. Especially if you have kids together. That's when you really understand that if you have kids together you are forced to be in contact with each other for a long time...and it can get pretty toxic.
MuddyPuddles 2 years ago
when you read these using the app, half of the stories are missing the ending
Sathe Wesker 2 years ago
Man, my parents separated when I was 5. Amicable as all hell, never even got a legal divorce and she is now technically a widow. My freaking dad MOVED IN to the house with me, mom and bloody stepdad when I was 12. Stepdad would have a typical relationship argument with mom and go downstairs to share a beer with dad a bitch about it. Strange, for sure, but it was normal to me and they all raised me well, all loving. These stories piss me off… I’ve never been remotely close to this type of bitterness with any ex. I’m grateful for the way I was raised because of that (and, well, many other reasons).
Jo Choto 2 years ago
I was the major money earner in my marriage. I bought everything. That was fine with me. I lived in a country where women didn't have legal rights. Both wife and children belonged by law to the husband. When I realized I needed to leave my marriage if I wanted to live, I made a very simple choice. I gave my husband everything, cars, home, contents, jewellery, electronics, tens of thousands of dollars in savings everything, as long as I could take my child to safety. It was touch and go till the very last minute whether he would let me go, since he had the right to take our child off the plane and leave me on it. But in the end, he wanted stuff, and he didn't want to be a father, so we were able to go. It was not easy being completely destitute, but nothing would ever have been worth more than the wellbeing of my child, and in the end, I gave everything I had for her and will never regret it.
Oopsydaisy 2 years ago
Jesus. You are a brave woman. Your children should be proud to have you as a mother
Load More Replies... Buren 2 years ago
Have to stop reading. How sad it is to imagine someone you used to love turns into ugly manure of human being, and how it must affect your ability to trust again in the future.
Julie C Rose 2 years ago
Same. My ability to trust is already low because of bad experiences when I was younger, and I’ve never dated as a result. This just makes me even less willing to date.
Load More Replies... Juno French 2 years ago
Why on earth did this show up in the funny section? BP, you need to read things before you label them.
Walking On Sunshine 2 years ago
I worked for lawyers for 22 years. Once we had a client come in for divorce and he immediately told us he failed a drug test for meth. But he claimed he only took prescription Zantac and that's what caused the failure. While this is true in some cases, it is extremely rare. And he had no prescription. But he had a new Harley and the scumbag lawyer said, "that'll be mine soon." I absolutely detest family law.
Rider 2 years ago
As a kid I watched my mom go through 2 divorces, neither come close to any of these. She got shafted on the second divorce, loser had lost his job for sexual harassment and no one would hire him for years. She had to buy back half the house, payoff his truck, and give him alimony. Plus pay for all our therapy for living with that sociopath (clinically diagnosed).
Emerald Ocean 2 years ago
The animal ones make me sick. Imagine killing an animal just for the sake of being petty. Imagine knowing you’re shipping your beloved pet off to die and you can’t do anything about it just because your ex is petty. I feel so bad for the people that have to go through that! My dog is like family and I can’t imagine the horror these people go through!
Riley Beard 2 years ago
When Mom and Dad split apart, my mom threw her [$6,000] green diamond ring off the balcony. She was really chemically unbalanced, but what the hell, mom.
Chancey 2 years ago
I hate when people do stuff like this or destroy property. Such a waste.
Load More Replies... Jessica Ann Helm 2 years ago
When my parents divorced when I was 1, they were 10 times better then even the best stories above. They kept their relationship civil regarding me. Having split custody were I would go to the school at my mums, and go to my dads during the holidays. If there was any resentment, they never showed it when I was around. Making a child suffer during a divorce is inexcusable and cruel. And parents willing to do that should have never been parents in the first place
AzKhaleesi 2 years ago
I can't understand how this gets so ugly. My first divorce (married young...like 19 young) we had three kids. I gave him every thing. Which wasn't much. We didn't have anything. Second divorce (this one almost killed me he turned out to be psycho) we were only married under 2 years. No assets, no kids. I again gave him everything. All I wanted was my crappy furniture and my last name back. He got a lawyer (free through a job he had just got) and tried to get alimony, my retirement etc. All of this AFTER stealing my car, turning off every thing to my house (electric water etc) telling the cellphone company my phone was stolen event though I proved my phone, his phone and the bills were paid through my account. That one bit him though because I quit paying for the phones. He destroyed my house (rental) he stole everything that matched. Took all the chords to the TV's, controllers to my kids' game systems. Dumb s**t like that. All because he was caught cheating and I threw
AzKhaleesi 2 years ago
* him out. in the end, he got nothing and last I heard he was in jail (as I type this) dude is a mess. We've been divorced almost 10 years now and I met my forever and my forever husband is amazing. But I just can't fathom why people do this. All he had to do is sign. Crazy.
Load More Replies... Kate Jones 2 years ago
#15 - I don't want to be one of those Americans that thinks everything is in America, so was this from another country? Because as far as I know, American divorce hearings don't impanel juries. The judge or arbitrator makes the decision, even over the cat.#17 - if it was court ordered, wouldn't they just do a blood draw if he didn't have hair? #29 - I will never understand this. To hurt your children or the animals just to hurt the other party... I mean this is just crazy. In cases of custody of an animal, there should be a signed agreement that the person who gets custody should have to agree to take care of the animal and keep it safe, healthy and in the same condition as it had previously been or better. And if the animal is to be surrendered or put down, the opposing party should be allowed the opportunity to take custody. And if these conditions aren't met than custody reverts. There should be yearly vet appointments to make sure. This should be mandatory. Animals aren't objects.
Michaelann Dahlman 2 years ago
I remember back in 1990 or 1991, reading about a case involving the child's surname. They couldn't agree on whose last name the kid would have, so he sneaks off to the Vital Statistics office to register the baby with his last name, while she's still in the hospital. She freaks out & changes the baby's name. This goes back & forth for 6 years & now they're in divorce court. Also the school is having issues with registering the kid, what name is s/he going to be going by? So the judge decides that from now on, both parent's signatures are required on the birth registration forms, if the couples are married. Births are required to be registered within 30 days. If the parents cannot agree on the baby's surname, they are automatically registered with a hyphenated surname, in alphabetical order. Vital Statistics had to change their forms to accommodate this court ruling. I was shaking my head, reading this in the Vancouver newspaper.
Frannie Kaplan 2 years ago
Let this be a reminder to you of what marriage was rely designed for. To monetise women and for couples to use eachother
Veronica Sjöberg 2 years ago
Divorces can turn really ugly. Especially if you have kids together. That's when you really understand that if you have kids together you are forced to be in contact with each other for a long time...and it can get pretty toxic.
MuddyPuddles 2 years ago
when you read these using the app, half of the stories are missing the ending
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