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> Absolutely. I did exactly that. I could not believe what I was seeing at first. Could fill up this entire thread with stories. Please share at least one!

by 55555 5y ago

matheusmoreira 5y ago
I remember one story from a lawyer I dated. The woman accused her ex-husband of abuse. Recently divorced and with eyes on custody of the children, so there was a high likelihood of the accusation being false. This isn't just my opinion either, this is what the court's appointed criminal psychologists say based on their experience. The man was arrested, removed from his home based on the word of his ex-wife. After some lengthy court proceedings, he was released pending further trial on the condition he not approach her in the meantime. He tried to go home but she was still there. He couldn't go in because of the court order. His home, and he can't go inside without being arrested. She had absolutely no rights to the house since it had been purchased prior to marriage. Despite this, his lawyers tried to negotiate with the woman, to no avail. She simply refused to leave. Apparently there was no way to evict her either. At some point the situation must have pissed off the lawyers because they got sick of negotiating and started straight up maneuvering. They waited until she left his residence, moved him back inside and changed the locks. When she tried to come back, she couldn't. Wish I knew what happened after that. All I was told was that her life became a lot harder afterwards.
Tras884 5y ago
Two of my friends got kicked out of their house because their wives accused them of domestic violence. There was zero evidence but the police came and removed them from the home immediately. They had to fight the temporary restraining order in court. It took them weeks and tens of thousands of dollars. Luckily for both of them the restraining orders got lifted (they still ended up with the "every other weekend" raw deal men get in the US). There were Zero consequences for the wives. Punishing false accusations of domestic violence could scare real victims to speak up. So the bar is very low for the accuser and if / when caught up lying, there is no consequences at all (except loosing some credibility in the eyes of the judge).

> Absolutely. I did exactly that. I could not believe what I was seeing at first. Could fill up this entire thread with stories. Please share at least one!

by 55555 5y ago

> Absolutely. I did exactly that. I could not believe what I was seeing at first. Could fill up this entire thread with stories. Please share at least one!

matheusmoreira 5y ago

I remember one story from a lawyer I dated. The woman accused her ex-husband of abuse. Recently divorced and with eyes on custody of the children, so there was a high likelihood of the accusation being false. This isn't just my opinion either, this is what the court's appointed criminal psychologists say based on their experience. The man was arrested, removed from his home based on the word of his ex-wife. After some lengthy court proceedings, he was released pending further trial on the condition he not approach her in the meantime. He tried to go home but she was still there. He couldn't go in because of the court order. His home, and he can't go inside without being arrested. She had absolutely no rights to the house since it had been purchased prior to marriage. Despite this, his lawyers tried to negotiate with the woman, to no avail. She simply refused to leave. Apparently there was no way to evict her either. At some point the situation must have pissed off the lawyers because they got sick of negotiating and started straight up maneuvering. They waited until she left his residence, moved him back inside and changed the locks. When she tried to come back, she couldn't. Wish I knew what happened after that. All I was told was that her life became a lot harder afterwards.

Tras884 5y ago

Two of my friends got kicked out of their house because their wives accused them of domestic violence. There was zero evidence but the police came and removed them from the home immediately. They had to fight the temporary restraining order in court. It took them weeks and tens of thousands of dollars. Luckily for both of them the restraining orders got lifted (they still ended up with the "every other weekend" raw deal men get in the US). There were Zero consequences for the wives. Punishing false accusations of domestic violence could scare real victims to speak up. So the bar is very low for the accuser and if / when caught up lying, there is no consequences at all (except loosing some credibility in the eyes of the judge).