I got my exwife red hand committing felony perjury in my divorce case, should I settle or press criminal charges?

[DaveJord]

So I got my soon to be exwife commited felony perjury in divorce filings. I mean its a slam dunk, no doubt, caught red handed felony perjury charge. She claimed to be unemployed, several times in filings and in court... but has been working the whole time making 60k while collecting maximum temperature alimony, while did everything possible to sabotage the divorce process and stall. Now I got red handed on the felony charges, but she still refuses to settle the divorce. What should I do?

Should I press the criminal charges, then once she's found guilty, file a civil suit in which I could sue for punitive damages due the fianical hardship, mental and emotional trauma. In which I could get over $100,000 if not more?

Or

Should settle divorce without having to endure more years of court and stress... for less money?

Yes, press charges!

No, settle get it over with.

[Anonymous]

This is woman who you loved at one time, I dont think you want to see her in prison and by the sound of it you dont really need the money.

I think you should do your homework and consult with your lawyer etc on what a reasonable and fair settlement would be and then stick to that.

It sounds like you are holding all the cards so she can either be reasonable and take the fair deal or she can go down hard but try to be diplomatic, present your evidence and argument and remind her to that you were both once in love and this is her time as well that is being wasted on awfulness.

Dont give all your money to lawyers either, this shouldn't be impossible to work out.

[Opinion Owner]

Regarding fair, that is presumably half of all the money you both gained during your time together.

[hahahmm]

I'd give her the choice to settle in a way that she doesn't benefit from her lies or I would reveal all of her lies to the court. I'd give her 1 day to make up her mind. Not 1 second longer. I wouldn't try to minimize what she gets excessively tho. Just make sure she can't benefit from lying.

[DaveJord]

@hahahmm @MrTaboo So I offered her a settlement 2 months ago, in which she would of gotten two houses for my one house and I would of agreed to pay her $60,000.00 in alimony over the next 5 years. She rejected that offer.

Then I found out that she had a job, then I offered a 50/50 split on all three house with zero alimony, because I had evidence that she was employed. She rejected the settlement offer.

So at this point I must decide if I want to press the charges. Perjury is a Felony charge punishable up to 4 years in prison with maximum fines of $10,000 dollars per count. If I press the charges she could face jail time and potential maximum fines of $30,000 or minimum of $10,000.

There is over $400,000 in equity in the homes. There is no cap on punitive damages in California, so I could go after all $400,000.00 in equity in the homes and most like get at least an additional $200,000 out of this.

So I should settle with me getting maybe an additional $20,000 out the deal for the back paid alimony she owes me?

Or

Should go back in there and say I want 100% equity in one the other houses would would get me an additional $50,000 in exchange for me signing a non-disclosure agreement that would protect her from any future civil suit from me. If she still refuses to settle then I would press the criminal charges and roll the dice on the civil trail which could take another year or more.

[hahahmm]

Oh, so you already basically offered and she rejected it. No reason to believe she can keep her word. She lied about one thing then it's likely she's lying about other things too. She could sign something today & tomorrow tell a judge that you abused her and forced her to sign and that she only lied about income because she was beaten/raped for years and the trauma made her hope to get some $$ to help her fragile mental state, blah, blah, blah. I'd talk to your lawyer and try to go for as much as I can keep and not worry about what she needs/wants. You're being sentimental but she crossed the line when she lied. Funny how a man is expected to keep 100% of his promises but some people get away with only keeping 1%.

[hahahmm]

You can't negotiate with people who are unreasonable/deluded. If she's done something that gets her arrested and all you're doing is standing up for the truth that's on her. Not you. I wouldn't go out of my way to get her arrested but I also wouldn't worry if it's required for me to get what she tried to steal from me. That's on her.

[DaveJord]

@hahahmm you nailed it she already got custody of the child, tried get protection order against me and filed rape charges already but all of it was thrown out by the court. You validated me, thanks. You are correct I can not negotiated with her.

[hahahmm]

Sorry to hear that, man. Yeah, if a woman is reasonable & she was loyal I'll be reasonable. Otherwise it's war.

[Anonymous]

You aren't together anymore. If she's committed perjury as a means to do damage to you and get thd maximum amount of alimony, amount of your assests and child support then you should definitely pull the trigger.
So many men end up in a bad situation after a relationship ends as they try to be decent and honourable not realising how cold and calculating an ex wife can be.

[Smoke-n-Growls]

If you have the energy, money, and effort to spend, push charges. Especially if your lawyer agrees you have a slam dunk.

[slatyb]

Don't you have a lawyer to answer these questions? My advice is to get this done as soon as possible.

[Wsx2wsx2ws]

Don't be stupid. PRess charges.

All I can say is Johnny Depp. Nuff said.

[MrTaboo]

Talk to your lawyer. But I used it to sweeten the deal.

[Anonymous]

Absolutely press charges, though she has the ultimate get out of jail free card.. She has a vagina.

[Jamie05rhs]

Roast her ass!

[RuthlessAggression]

Settle