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[_HappyDad_]

OG, no doubt you are the expert.

I watched a hearing one day, and the ex-wife had printouts of some vulgar texts from the ex-husband. Truly terrible things. The Ex-husband's attorney argued the authenticity of the texts from the phone company. It would have been in the wife's best interest to have those texts authenticated. It was more "helpful" to the ex-husband that they weren't authenticated.

 

[stealth2]

OG, no doubt you are the expert.

I watched a hearing one day, and the ex-wife had printouts of some vulgar texts from the ex-husband. Truly terrible things. The Ex-husband's attorney argued the authenticity of the texts from the phone company. It would have been in the wife's best interest to have those texts authenticated. It was more "helpful" to the ex-husband that they weren't authenticated.

And your point is?

 

[not2cleverRed]

And your point is?

Happy Dad's point is that if you know that there is a chance that the other party won't agree to your printouts being admitted as evidence (because, like, it makes the opposing party look bad), you'd better make sure they're in a form that's more difficult to legally challenge.

 

[_HappyDad_]

The ex-wife did not provide her communication of the text exchanges, only the husband's.. The husband's attorney asked why her responses were not included. The husband's attorney asked if these texts were authenticated by the phone company. (no, they were not) The attorney argued that the ex-wife could have fabricated the text messages.

So, my point is just like Red said. It seems like a piece of evidence could only help one side, so prepare accordingly.

 

[Ohiogal]

The ex-wife did not provide her communication of the text exchanges, only the husband's.. The husband's attorney asked why her responses were not included. The husband's attorney asked if these texts were authenticated by the phone company. (no, they were not) The attorney argued that the ex-wife could have fabricated the text messages.

So, my point is just like Red said. It seems like a piece of evidence could only help one side, so prepare accordingly.

And that was the wife's mistake -- only putting her husband's texts out that and not what she had said. I have had texts authenticated easily ... of course I am the expert being an attorney and all. Done it hundreds of times.