Originally Posted by
Mountainmanbob 
both of those do not carry the weight that they did in the old days
I would:
protect yourself the best that you can
(good lawyers) are hard to find -- but, I would make sure that I had one
attorneys all speak as though they are the best in the west
only in the end for one to find out
they seem to be just like the rest
get it over with and move on with your life
glad that I did not let my divorce of many years ago linger on
as her family came in and gave her (unfair) ideas
it was best for me to get out ASAP
MM
Bob, is right. Judges care nothing about the abuse. They are there to finalize a divorce, divide assets and income, nothing else. Now contempt of court from him will make judge more favorable to you.
The only reason I mentioned "marital tort" was because that was a separate issue from the divorce, but had to be mentioned at the time of filing, and it was only to get leverage for him to cooperate. I never did go through with that. That would have had to be heard by a jury in my state, and I did have sufficient medical records, hospital records, DV records and police records to back it up.