Why A Divorce Lawyer Is Essential To Reaching A Divorce Settlement

by Donald McGowan

It is a sad sign of the times when divorce has become a simple fact of life, as opposed to a surprising and irregular occurrence within society; if we have not had first-hand contact with divorce through family relations, we will certainly have a best friend that has been through one or watched their parents file for separation.

Although the reasons behind the split can vary wildly, usually the process of divorce fairly straight-forward; however, there are always going to be anomalies, the cases that bag the headline for being utterly ludicrous in their out comings.

If you need legal advice on an extraordinary divorce case, then a Leeds divorce lawyer may be able to help you out.

A recent example of an extraordinary divorce case is the U.S. man who is not only divorcing his wife, but demanding that she return the kidney that he donated to save her life while they were married. Dr Richard Batista decided to go public with his divorce hearings after a long and drawn out process left him feeling as if he was not getting anywhere with his estranged wife.

He claimed that he was deeply ashamed and embarrassed about the entire affair and to make matters worse, had been denied access to his three children. He stated that ‘There is no deeper pain that you can ever express than betrayal from somebody who you love and devoted your life to.’ In a landmark case in divorce law and asset dividing, Dr Batista is demanding the value of the kidney that he donated to his wife back from her.

On BBC news a lawyer for Mrs Batista stated that a donated organ is not a marital asset to be divided and that, “The facts aren’t as represented by Dr Batista. We will be addressing the issues before the judge within the next few days.”

Now, the cases in Leeds may not end up being quite so extraordinary to that of the Batistas’ divorce proceedings, however, you may have a strange and peculiar element to your divorce proceedings that you may not think will be taken as seriously by a divorce lawyer than other, more regular cases would be.

A good divorce lawyer will review and assess any divorce claim that is offered to them, and will deem whether your case is strong enough to be taken on only on merit, not on how strange the situation is.

The very nature of an ‘extraordinary’ divorce case means that there is no way that anyone can predict what the details could be; however, whatever it may be, you should always seek out top notch legal advice available for your representation on your divorce proceedings. To learn from a case as strange as the Batistas’, you may end up demanding more than your heart back from your loved one…!

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Published by: Donald McGowan on August 28th, 2009 | Filed under Legal



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