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Probably expects Vardag's client to sue them for losses. Honestly, accidentally filing for the divorce of a client you were supposed to be preventing the divorc

Probably expects Vardag's client to sue them for losses. Honestly, accidentally filing for the divorce of a client you were supposed to be preventing the divorce of is pretty bad. It may be a huge firm, but that ought to lighten their pockets quite a bit, and someone will probably lose a job.

zimpenfish 3y ago
> you were supposed to be preventing the divorce of I don't think they were preventing, per se, as much as "wanting to negotiate on behalf of Mrs Williams to get the most out of Mr Williams" (who is presumably happy with this accident because it avoids all that faff since Mrs Williams, I assume, has no negotiating position now they're actually divorced.)
- graemep 3y ago
  That is not how the system works in the UK. the financial arrangements are a separate case from the divorce itself (as a child arrangements) and can take place from any time after the conditional order (what used to be called the decree nisi) is made onwards (including after the divorce is completed by the final order).
  - CRConrad 3y ago
    But surely not agreeing to the divorce in the first place can be used as pressure in the financial case.
    - graemep 3y ago
      Possibly, but you cannot delay long. If the spouse who applied for the divorce does not ask for the final order within three months of the first date they could, then the other spouse can apply for the final order.
  - zimpenfish 3y ago
    > the financial arrangements are a separate case from the divorce itself I'm guessing that's things like child care, handling of pre-nups, 50/50 split of main domicile, etc. but doesn't cover "extras" like boats, other houses, etc.? Which is why people hire expensive lawyers like the ones in the story for negotiating their divorce settlements...
    - graemep 3y ago
      It covers everything. The divorce case itself is ONLY the ending of the marriage and it cannot be contested except on very narrow grounds (wrong jurisdiction or case already in progress)

zimpenfish 3y ago

> you were supposed to be preventing the divorce of I don't think they were preventing, per se, as much as "wanting to negotiate on behalf of Mrs Williams to get the most out of Mr Williams" (who is presumably happy with this accident because it avoids all that faff since Mrs Williams, I assume, has no negotiating position now they're actually divorced.)

graemep 3y ago
That is not how the system works in the UK. the financial arrangements are a separate case from the divorce itself (as a child arrangements) and can take place from any time after the conditional order (what used to be called the decree nisi) is made onwards (including after the divorce is completed by the final order).
- CRConrad 3y ago
  But surely not agreeing to the divorce in the first place can be used as pressure in the financial case.
  - graemep 3y ago
    Possibly, but you cannot delay long. If the spouse who applied for the divorce does not ask for the final order within three months of the first date they could, then the other spouse can apply for the final order.
- zimpenfish 3y ago
  > the financial arrangements are a separate case from the divorce itself I'm guessing that's things like child care, handling of pre-nups, 50/50 split of main domicile, etc. but doesn't cover "extras" like boats, other houses, etc.? Which is why people hire expensive lawyers like the ones in the story for negotiating their divorce settlements...
  - graemep 3y ago
    It covers everything. The divorce case itself is ONLY the ending of the marriage and it cannot be contested except on very narrow grounds (wrong jurisdiction or case already in progress)