Q: I need to reopen my divorce, my ex committed fraud, he stole millions from me. How can I do that if I have no money? TY
We owned a multi million dollar business. He convinced the judge that I wasn't cooperating with the sale and so the judge forced me to sign over my stock within 24hrs. The agreed sale price was 1 million but that was false, it was worth at least 10 million but he threw away all records for me to prove the value. After my stock was signed he claimed that he sold it for 100k making my PPA completely voided. Because of this I lost the 50% I was to receive the lump sum alimony and our 3 sons money for college. And then several years later I was contacted by the IRS and informed that he had in fact sold the business for millions of dollars on a temporary basis. He then turned around and became a business partner with the buyer. He left me completely broke, how can I go back to court if I have no money? They both also testified in court that only 100k was paid and received, because of this I lost everything. I was told by the IRS that it was done to hide the money from me. Thank you so much
A:
Setting aside a divorce settlement agreement is not an easy or inexpensive task. Our office has been successful in doing so in several settings involving fraud claims, but each was time-consuming and expensive with no guarantee of success.
I have no idea what your proofs look like to support your claims, but no experienced family law attorney is going to take on the issue without a proper retainer and payment of all expenses incurred as the matter proceeds. I know this is not what you would like to hear, but maybe there is someone who can loan you money or someone willing to advance the payment of legal fees with reimbursement provided from the monies recovered.
A: You need to retain a highly experienced matrimonial attorney. This is going to be an expensive process and it will almost certainly require a consultation and document review. Expect to pay anywhere from 1 to 2 hours of attorney time for the consultation. These cases are difficult and time consuming. With modern technology, you can be represented by any high-quality attorney in New Jersey irrespective of geography.
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