Divorce Lawyers Are Sharing Stories Of Their Worst Clients, And Here Are 30 Of The Most Absurd Ones

Divorce has now become the order of the day.

Divorce has now become the order of the day in our present society. It’s quite appalling how the sweet couple who were wed today are at each other’s throats tomorrow.

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You attend a wedding today only to hear that the couple will be separated tomorrow. You sit back and wonder what could have gone wrong between them, but the fact remains that you can never know.

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There are some who seek divorce over minor issues that could have been settled amicably between the two parties. Come on, can’t they focus and build on what brought them together in holy matrimony in the first place?

All in all, the couples know best why they wish to separate, so they go looking for a divorce lawyer who will bear the responsibility for the division of assets and debts among the couple. And if there are kids involved, the divorce lawyer ensures to put forth the terms for child custody and, of course, child support.

With all these in place, you will still see certain individuals who choose to fight tooth and nail to keep specific assets, or worse still, do not want custody of their own kids. Well, a Redditor has taken to the r/AskReddit community to ask and read more about the worst divorce cases from the divorce lawyers of Reddit.

To the divorce lawyers...

To the divorce lawyers...u/SupergirlKrypton
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The post received close to 5,000 upvotes along with 1,700 comments. We’ve gathered 30 of the most upvoted stories from Redditors, so keep scrolling to read them.

1. Client filing for a divorce two days after his wife gave birth

1. Client filing for a divorce two days after his wife gave birthBatfern
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2. Wise quote

2. Wise quoteFlimsy_Dinner_6092

3. Fighting for a dog only to hand him over to the shelter

3. Fighting for a dog only to hand him over to the shelterWholeMilkStandard

4. When neither parent wants their own kid

4. When neither parent wants their own kidAlreadyOlder

5. They will hurt themselves to spite others

5. They will hurt themselves to spite othersWilde_right_

6. Ex didn't want to continue the relationship

6. Ex didn't want to continue the relationship143019

7. Their attorneys were happy to pull in their paychecks

7. Their attorneys were happy to pull in their paycheckslostkarma4anonymosity

8. Don't stay married because of the kids

8. Don't stay married because of the kidsFeelingIndependent91

9. Sharing custody of a parrot

9. Sharing custody of a parrotdiscostud1515

10. My ex was a disbarred Yale law graduate

10. My ex was a disbarred Yale law graduateThatGirl_Tasha

11. A parent trap-like arrangement

11. A parent trap-like arrangementchild_of_the7seas

12. They are in no way capable of being civil

12. They are in no way capable of being civilcoconut-greek-yogurt

13. The clients are the worst part of family law

13. The clients are the worst part of family lawhonestimposter102691

14. Divorce court is the worst place in the world

14. Divorce court is the worst place in the worldSpencerRenwick

15. This is one heck of a story

15. This is one heck of a storymillenniumtree

16. What breasts can make some men do

16. What breasts can make some men doellingtond

17. People can be so cruel

17. People can be so cruelDieHardRennie

18. Be good to yourself and your partner

18. Be good to yourself and your partneralquicksilver

19. An ex who fought tooth and nail over a blanket

19. An ex who fought tooth and nail over a blanketSYou_Are_My_Sunshine

20. About a child custody case

20. About a child custody caseOk-Wait-8465

21. Someone who doesn't want to be forced to see his kids

21. Someone who doesn't want to be forced to see his kidsecwhite3516

22. We all make mistakes, and this one hits home

22. We all make mistakes, and this one hits homeRosemoorstreet

23. A long list of reasons why a client couldn't show up in court

23. A long list of reasons why a client couldn't show up in courtTHEICEMAN998

24. When you're screwing yourself over and you don't know it

24. When you're screwing yourself over and you don't know itintend

25. This particular story has got me like... What!

25. This particular story has got me like... What!ellingtond

26. That is definitely not how it works

26. That is definitely not how it worksRando1974

27. A hurtful kind of betrayal

27. A hurtful kind of betrayalMongoRabbit

28. My ex made our children spend 41 days in foster care

28. My ex made our children spend 41 days in foster care[deleted]

29. His ex wanted him to pay a portion of daycare

29. His ex wanted him to pay a portion of daycarethedanology

30. Child custody issues at play

30. Child custody issues at playWallyWabash

No one deserves to grow up in a broken home, but it’s better for couples to separate than to live under the same roof with pure hatred for each other. That environment would be toxic for anyone to grow up in, but if it’s worth settling, why not give it a try since there’s no harm in trying?

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