[quote=frenchlambda]
– a few months ago, while my then wife and I were trying to reach an agreement, her parents freaked out about the loan they gave us. They hired an attorney who threatened me to take legal action against me if I refused to sign a deed of trust for the benefit of his clients.
– at this time, my wife was refusing to sign a “stipulation and order” that showed that I was entitled to some other reimbursement
– so we worked out a deal. I signed the deed of trust and my wife signed the “stipulation and order” document.[/quote]
To me, this is the red flag here, frenchlambda. You must know you could have taken a myriad of actions to ensure your rights to the “other reimbursement” you feel that you alone were entitled to. Instead of calling her bluff, you fell for your ex-wife’s legal shenanigans all the while making a deal with the devil in order to be “done.” Now you are “done” but at what price??
In addition, your ex-wife’s presumed “child-endangerment” charge from being arrested while driving could have been used for your benefit in a child-custody proceeding … but you (prematurely) gave it away.
You cannot become “personally involved” if your legal opponent (and this is, ostensibly, what your in-laws were at that time) decides to “freak out.” You shouldn’t care about this.
Blood is always thicker than water, no matter WHAT the circumstances. I’ve seen this time and time again and it played out the same in the situation you described here. What else would you expect??
