Board:   [fsxNet] fsx General
Subject: expensive as possible
From:    Ogg(21:3/110.10)
Date:    Sat Aug 29, 2026 19:14

Hello pF!

** On Saturday 29.08.26 - 08:39, poindexter FORTRAN wrote to Nightfox:

 pF>  By design? My ex-wife told me she was going to make our divorce as
 pF>  expensive as possible for me. A rational person would realize that if
 pF>  I'm hiring lawyers, she has to as well. She ended up stiffing her
 pF>  lawyer and representing herself in later appearances - which didn't go
 pF>  well. In all between a failed collaborative effort then a court-led
 pF>  effort, it took over 4 years.

I had a friend who had the opposite experience and succeeded.  His ex had a
lawyer, and .: all things sounded official and imposing.  Instead, he just
responded in writing to her lawyer in small doses.  He explained to his ex
wife directly that they could settle amicably without huge legal costs, or he
would continue to send "letters" to her lawyer, and thus racking up her legal
costs.  :D  Each letter or interaction to her lawyer cost her $500 or
something. I think he produced about 10 or 15 letters in the meantime.
Eventually, they settled without lawyers.



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