Q: my spouse in which I’m divorcing has committed defamation and slander and perjury and under oath
I am in the end of my divorce and child custody case. my spouse has committed perjury by informing the judge of false accusations regarding myself trying to commit suicide. He committed perjury by advising the judge that he has ever taken care of the children. At any time he committed perjury by telling the judge he had never told me that he wanted to kill me. I was able to prove it, but he was never has not been charged with perjury under oath, he has not been charged with submitting a picture of me with the gun and stating that I was trying to kill myself in which was a lie he also committed defamation and slander to my family and my children by telling them that I am a abusive bad person that just wants money for child support and has caused me great horrific damage in which my children my two oldest children will not talk to me . Attorney that represents my husband has also committed defamation and slander by advising my attorneys, false accusations about me that have caused damag
A:
Statements made in judicial proceedings including divorce actions are absolutely privileged and cannot provide the basis for claims of defamation or slander.
Perjury is a crime which can be reported to law enforcement. It will be up to police and to the district attorney whether the State chooses to prosecute. In my experience, they rarely prosecute claims such as those you describe because they basically boil down to he-said, she-said type arguments.
Usually, the best remedy for these is careful cross-examination by an experienced attorney hired by you acting on your behalf in your divorce proceeding.
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