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JWilmont

Junior Member
What is the name of your state?NY

A man in our office was recently served with divorce papers. His wife and he had verbally agreed on certain items however, when he received the divorce papers she is suing for "everything under the sun". He has heard this is normal and you negotiate from there. Is that true? Others have said it is not normal and that the fact that she filed first may make an "impression" on the decisions. Is this true? He was served by Greene County Supreme Court, does this mean they HAVE to go to court or can they still negotiate just through their lawyers and only go to court for the signings? Sorry so many questions... any help will be great thank you!
 


LdiJ

Senior Member
JWilmont said:
What is the name of your state?NY

A man in our office was recently served with divorce papers. His wife and he had verbally agreed on certain items however, when he received the divorce papers she is suing for "everything under the sun". He has heard this is normal and you negotiate from there. Is that true? Others have said it is not normal and that the fact that she filed first may make an "impression" on the decisions. Is this true? He was served by Greene County Supreme Court, does this mean they HAVE to go to court or can they still negotiate just through their lawyers and only go to court for the signings? Sorry so many questions... any help will be great thank you!
Yes, its possible that her asking for "everything under the sun" is just a starting point for negotiations...however its also possible that she seriously wants "everything under the sun".

The fact that she filed first is relatively insignificant.

No, it doesn't mean that they still can't hammer out an agreement between themselves and the attorneys. They would be expected to try to hammer out an agreement.
 

JWilmont

Junior Member
Thank you for answering- one more question

So, if they present to a judge before trying to negotiate... that is not really acceptable?
 

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