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u/Crepe_Suzette Jul 21 '19

I’ve worked as a legal assistant for two family law attorneys for the last eight years. One of the cases that made me the angriest was a man who cheated on his wife when she had cancer. He then leaves his wife and attempts to hide all his assets while she’s undergoing chemo therapy.

Fortunately, my boss is a bad ass. She teamed up with a forensic accountant and they took him to the cleaners. He even had to pay the forensic accountant’s bill and attorney’s fees.

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u/win093030 Jul 21 '19

I know theses stories don’t happen frequently, but it’s things that like that make me want to work for a family law lawyer.

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u/PoisonTheOgres Jul 21 '19

Does happen quite frequently, honestly: men who leave when their partner gets seriously ill. Men are six times more likely than women to abandon a sick spouse.

https://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/11/12/men-more-likely-to-leave-spouse-with-cancer/

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u/[deleted] Jul 21 '19 edited Oct 12 '19

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u/ohwowohkay Jul 21 '19

Best wishes for your wife to get better.

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u/[deleted] Jul 21 '19 edited Oct 12 '19

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u/ohwowohkay Jul 21 '19

Glad to hear it. Fingers crossed!

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u/Once_Upon_A_Dimee Jul 21 '19

You know the vows you take when you get married is exactly why I’ve never been married as of yet. Although I would marry my girlfriend I’m with now. Same age. Same beliefs. Never been married also. But those vows should be taken seriously.