Celebrity Lawyer Court
Aug/100

Divorce lawyers read the decision of the Superior Court of Justice in London on Paul McCartney vs Heather Mills divorce case with interest, not because they are famous, beaten, but because the sentence is establishing guidelines for the case where a marriage between a party of modest means and ends rich husband after only a few few years.
The two most important criteria were applied Bennett judge the relative brevity of the marriage (less than four years) and the fact that the wealth of husband was accumulated before marriage. While the woman asked for an amount of $ 250,000,000. the judge made it clear that the sum of this magnitude would have been considered only if the marriage had been of long duration and / or the woman had helped her husband build his fortune. In the end, women received less than fifty million dollars and most likely would have received much less if the couple had a son.
The award was not based on the increased equity by the husband during marriage, the court concluded that it was about a million dollars. Instead, it was a lump sum in lieu of alimony, based on estimated judge's wife's standard of living after divorce – more than he had before she met her husband, but less than what she enjoyed during the marriage. The judge noted with dissatisfaction that women expected to live like a millionaire for the rest of his life – a claim, the judge noted that, on the basis of "if I have, I want it! "
The McCartney – Mills divorce highlights some rules that all litigants must follow, even if they are not rich:
Do not represent yourself. While Ms. Mills is represented litigants and urged others to follow their example, the law of divorce is complex and secular runs the risk of losing your case or receive less than what he or she would be entitled to a. And is not the role of the judge to give a crash course in the law or to act as your legal counsel.
Do not overstate your expenses. Judge Bennett expressed his displeasure by a party who "over-encouraged the pudding" for wildly over-exposing and processing costs (for example, a bill of 80,000 dollars for the wine, although she does not drink alcohol). And do not go on a wild spending spree in the year before the divorce hearing, as did Ms. Mills, in an attempt to show what expensive it is your life. The court reduced the amount they had spent more of their final award.
Do not demonize your spouse. When Ms. Mills tried to declare what a terrible husband Sir Paul was, the judge interrupted – by marital misconduct is irrelevant in determining financial awards. This rule DD true in our courts as well: your spouse may be abusive and unfaithful, but alimony and assets are not given to punish the "bad" spouse or "offset "good." One exception is the unequal division of family property in the event of financial misconduct: If you have lost money from the family of drugs or the game, you can expect to receive less than half – perhaps all – of the estate.
Whenever possible, back up the claims in the documents. Ms. Mills said he gave up a lucrative career to marry Sir Paul, but when the judge asked for documents to prove his claim, he had nothing – no refunds tax or bank statements, which seriously undermined its credibility.
Rental experts during the case, after halls. Ms. Mills is planning to hire accountants to demonstrate that the net value of her ex-husband is twice what the judge determined. However, once the divorce is granted, you can not reopen the case, the most we can do is file an appeal on the ground that the court committed an error based on the evidence presented. However, if not to call witnesses or present some of their tests, you're out of luck.
This concludes our divorce millionaire How Legal Counsel.
Stacy Phillips, Celebrity Divorce Lawyer Extraordinaire.
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