Lightglowabove Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 My friend is in the process of starting a divorce. His lawyer is drafting the papers and they will be ready this week. He wants a divorce but he wants his wife to think she has the control of initiating the divorce. She has a slight mental problem and always likes to have control. If he doesn't let her think this, it might be a nasty divorce. She has mentioned that she wants a divorce. So, my question is: how should he go about this (so it looks like she's in control)? I always thought that one person will have to initiate the divorce and then the other person is served. Is there another way? Thanks everyone. Link to post Share on other sites
somegoodman Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 It is going to get nasty anyway. Even if she didn't have a mental problem it would be nasty, but knowing that she does... Seems like a pointless exercise to me. Your friend should initiate the divorce and then work on protecting himself from whatever slings and arrows are headed his way. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
TaraMaiden Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 If he is divorcing her, it's a means of separating himself from someone he doesn't want to be with any more. So really, her attitude/condition, are irrelevant, or they will be. His trying to 'protect' the situation is utterly futile and pointless. Just tell him to file, get it over with and separate himself from her influence for good. Link to post Share on other sites
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