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 stories can get messy fast, but the ones that start in a lawyer’s office often get even stranger. When people are splitting assets, sorting custody, and arguing over the smallest details, the whole process can turn into a spectacle.
That is exactly what happened in this Reddit thread, where users shared the worst divorce clients they had ever heard about. Some stories are petty, some are shocking, and a few are so absurd they sound made up, but they all show how ugly a breakup can get when nobody wants to back down.
The comments only get wilder from there, and the most unbelievable ones are the ones people kept talking about.
To the divorce lawyers...
u/SupergirlKryptonThe 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
BatfernOne Redditor says this kind of timing says everything.
2. Wise quote
Flimsy_Dinner_6092
3. Fighting for a dog only to hand him over to the shelter
WholeMilkStandard
4. When neither parent wants their own kid
AlreadyOlder
5. They will hurt themselves to spite others
Wilde_right_
That is where the pettiness really starts to show.
6. Ex didn't want to continue the relationship
143019
7. Their attorneys were happy to pull in their paychecks
lostkarma4anonymosity
8. Don't stay married because of the kids
FeelingIndependent91
9. Sharing custody of a parrot
discostud1515
Even the pets are getting dragged into it now.
10. My ex was a disbarred Yale law graduate
ThatGirl_Tasha
11. A parent trap-like arrangement
child_of_the7seas
12. They are in no way capable of being civil
coconut-greek-yogurt
13. The clients are the worst part of family law
honestimposter102691
14. Divorce court is the worst place in the world
SpencerRenwick
Some of these stories are hard to believe, but Reddit had plenty more where that came from.
Dog custody chaos is also real, like a divorced couple arguing over shared dog custody after divorce.
15. This is one heck of a story
millenniumtree
16. What breasts can make some men do
ellingtond
17. People can be so cruel
DieHardRennie
18. Be good to yourself and your partner
alquicksilver
19. An ex who fought tooth and nail over a blanket
SYou_Are_My_Sunshine
20. About a child custody case
Ok-Wait-8465
This is where things start sounding almost unreal.
21. Someone who doesn't want to be forced to see his kids
ecwhite3516
22. We all make mistakes, and this one hits home
Rosemoorstreet
23. A long list of reasons why a client couldn't show up in court
THEICEMAN998
24. When you're screwing yourself over and you don't know it
intend
25. This particular story has got me like... What!
ellingtond
26. That is definitely not how it works
Rando1974
27. A hurtful kind of betrayal
MongoRabbit
28. My ex made our children spend 41 days in foster care
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29. His ex wanted him to pay a portion of daycare
thedanology
30. Child custody issues at play
WallyWabash
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?
Want the money drama too, read how an ex-wife debt split turned into a fight: demanding my ex-wife split our divorce debts.
