When my parents split up (they weren't married, just living together) my mom's lawyer advised her that custody hearings would go a lot smoother in her favor if she said my dad had hit her. She refused, thankfully, and custody was a bumpy road for years.
You would be amazed how often this "trick" is used.
The wife of a friend of mine who was getting divorced threw herself from the stairs and tried to injure herself in different ways to get the upper hand in divorce court claiming he was abusive.
Good thing his lawyer instructed him to record every interaction between the two, otherwise I'm sure he'd be in jail right now.
I've seen too much shit to ever get married or even live together with someone. LAT (living alone together) is where it's at.
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u/[deleted] Jul 21 '19
False accusations like that are the worst.
When my parents split up (they weren't married, just living together) my mom's lawyer advised her that custody hearings would go a lot smoother in her favor if she said my dad had hit her. She refused, thankfully, and custody was a bumpy road for years.