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Q: Can criminal charges of perjury be sought against a spouse when they have filed a PFA with verifiable lies?

Specifically in relation to finances where one spouse has drained all the savings and then falsely accused the other of the actions.

Christian Foster
Christian Foster
answered on Apr 28, 2016

You have not given me enough information to say for sure. If the spouse has made a statement under oath which he/she knew was not true there is a case for perjury or false swearing. There may also be a civil case for abuse of process if you can prove the spouse deliberately misused the judicial... View More

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