Naming a third party in a divorce.

Poppie68

She needs to tell her husband if she hasn't already. Then she needs to ignore anymore unknown numbers and just wait to see how it plays out. She hasn't anything to worry about if she hasn't done anything wrong and these morons will get bored when they stop having communication with your friend. It's only fun when they have someone to play with.

RAS

Poppie68 wrote: »

I don't know if it's possible in this country but in some states of America it is possible..... Strangely true.

Why post then?????????????

You cannot sue the "other party" for maintenance in the England or Wales. Whether the relationship developed before or after the separation.

Once upon a time CSA1 took into account the other partner's income in assessing things like housing costs but very few people are involved with that now.

Marktheshark

Call the police, report it as harassment.
They will show them how the trace thing works...

Poppie68

RAS wrote: »

Why post then?????????????

You cannot sue the "other party" for maintenance in the England or Wales. Whether the relationship developed before or after the separation.

Once upon a time CSA1 took into account the other partner's income in assessing things like housing costs but very few people are involved with that now.

Well as it is an open thread and nothing to prevent me from posting something non offensive I thought I might just throw my useless post in the mix. This site is full of them so what's one more.

bluelass

So if the woman who thinks my co worker is the bit on the side what is the actual purpose of being named in a divorce? As people say she cant sue for maintainance or other costs why if it was true bother to do so. Surely doing this would just increase solicitors fees even more? and achieve nothing else.

SandC

The purpose of naming a third party in divorce is to speed the process up. Otherwise you have to have been separated for 2 years I think it is. There are other marriage breakdown reasons that can also speed it up too though.

Many people though, just like to have it written somewhere just for the record that they weren't the ones who cheated. It's not relevant to anything else in a divorce in this country.

RAS

bluelass, the woman may believe (because she has been told by "friends") that she can get maintenance or that if she names the co-worker as third party she can make the co-worker pay for the cost of the divorce. Both used to be the case, although the latter required a judge's approval.

Or she may just be angry and barking.

pertgave

SandC wrote: »

=Otherwise you have to have been separated for 2 years I think it is.

¿?
Is a separation period still a requirement before you file for divorce?
That seems a rather outdated requirement.

Poppie68

bluelass wrote: »

So if the woman who thinks my co worker is the bit on the side what is the actual purpose of being named in a divorce? As people say she cant sue for maintainance or other costs why if it was true bother to do so. Surely doing this would just increase solicitors fees even more? and achieve nothing else.

Maybe they think by threatening it's most probably going to scare the victim into paying them a lump sum.... sadly some vulnerable people do send money for the strangest of reasons. In your friends case either ignore or tell them they will take their chances in court.

fairy_lights

bluelass wrote: »

So if the woman who thinks my co worker is the bit on the side what is the actual purpose of being named in a divorce? As people say she cant sue for maintainance or other costs why if it was true bother to do so. Surely doing this would just increase solicitors fees even more? and achieve nothing else.

That's why it sounds like a scam to me. Could this woman have found your friends contact details on the university website?