A friend of my wife was cheating on her husband. She had an emotional affair a few years ago, and he forgave her, she did some sexting with random guys on the internet, he forgave her again, but this time was too far. She ran a business out of their basement, and started sleeping with one of her clients in their marital bed. He called a lawyer, who told him to sleep on the couch (they had kids, so don't leave) until the first court date. He slept on the couch for a while before they finally got a court date.
The judge told him that he wasn't allowed to remove anything but clothing, and personal belongings of zero value, but he could move out that evening. So he did. However, he was completely responsible for all regular bills. Not half, all.
The second court date was a few months later. He and his lawyer had agreed with her and her lawyer to each come up with a list of items that they want, and they'd start splitting property. She wanted his newish gaming computer, because "my business files are on it!", his gaming consoles, "the kids play on them!", all furniture, the house, the car, and pretty much everything else.
All he asked for was his electronic stuff. The judge awarded all of it, to her. His reasoning for the gaming computer was, since it had put her business data on it, and she had a business partner, it belonged to them and not him. He did, however, win the house, but she won everything in it but a small handful of stuff that she didn't want. She wasn't ordered to move for 6 months. He was to keep all bills current. When she finally moved out, she had trashed everything. Let the kids destroy the walls and floors with markers
Things were pretty uneventful during that time. She moved another guy in, and started having their 2 very young kids start calling the new guy "Daddy" and their bio dad by his first name.
The next court date was custody and child support. He was ordered to pay the max that our state allows, and to carry insurance. Not too unusual, but he only got visitation 1 day a week and every other weekend. 4 out of every 14 days, he gets to see his kids. Who now call him by his first name, and some other guy "Dad."
Their divorce was final a few months ago, after an almost 2 year battle. She sent him a picture of his stuff, everything that she had demanded and argued for in court, including the game consoles and his gaming computer, some old family pictures that she had hidden, and all of the furniture in a big bonfire out by some lake.
She's constantly on social media accusing him of spying on her, or stalking her. She posts really long rants about how miserable he's continuing to make her life over "a small mistake" a couple years before.
Meanwhile, he lost his job due to COVID downsizing, still lives with his mom, and she recently found a suicide note that he had written but not acted on. edit: We did see him just last week, and he said that he's gotten into counseling and is doing a lot better, but it's going to take time.
This guy was just living his life. Good job, pretty wife, great kids, she decides to cheat and his entire life is the one that's ruined.
I read that the other day and i figure ill just buy a ring.
It’s official he’s just making this up
