Chapter 19: Divorce Litigation, Filing Charges for Fraud?
Only professional lawyers can develop a relatively detailed understanding of issues concerning marital property and premarital property in marriage.
Ordinary individuals generally do not know what proper methods should be used to protect their premarital property.
It is very easy for loopholes to be exploited.
This is also why it is said that one should not marry someone who understands the law, especially someone who understands marriage law.
Otherwise one may fall into traps at any time and lose everything.
One may leave the marriage with nothing and spend many years of effort only to benefit someone else.
Su Bai had not yet responded to Zhang Tongwei's question.
Wang Li at the side became anxious first. "Lawyer Su is a professional marriage lawyer, could he not infer this simply by asking a few questions?"
"By saying that, are you not questioning Lawyer Su's professional competence?"
"Think about it, if it had not been for Lawyer Su, I would still be in detention now."
"But."
"There is no but, Lawyer Su is not only a professional criminal lawyer but also a professional marriage consultation lawyer."
After hearing the words of his childhood friend Wang Li, Zhang Tongwei gained a new level of recognition regarding Su Bai's legal capabilities.
Criminal law and marriage law.
This meant that he was proficient in both, which made him a comprehensive legal practitioner.
Zhang Tongwei felt considerably more reassured.
"Lawyer Su, given my situation, can it still be resolved, I would like to ask what the probability of success is?"
"If we win the case, how much property can I recover?"
There was a trace of tension in Zhang Tongwei's eyes.
After all, this was the lifelong effort of his parents, and an apartment in Nandu was worth several million yuan.
To allow it to be obtained so easily by a woman who had been married to him for three years and had brought him no pleasant memories was something he could not accept.
Every time he thought of this, he felt like striking himself several times, what exactly had he been thinking?
Was it because of her temper? Was it because of her appearance?
He could only blame himself for being too young at that time and unable to judge people accurately.
Su Bai took a sip of tea and conducted a brief analysis.
"Your case is somewhat complicated, generally speaking in marriage litigation you would most likely be able to retain about sixty percent of your current property, but you would still need to allocate approximately forty percent to the other party, including assuming part of the other party's debt."
"Because the other party's debt indeed belongs to household expenditure."
"However, if you entrust our law firm, we should at least be able to preserve two apartments from division, and as for the rest I cannot guarantee anything for the time being, would you like to entrust our law firm?"
After hearing Su Bai's words, Zhang Tongwei became somewhat excited.
He had also consulted other law firms, and the answers given by their lawyers were similar to those given by Su Bai.
If forty percent of the value of two apartments were divided, that would still amount to several million yuan.
To allocate that to such a woman would be extremely distressing.
Now Su Bai directly stated that at least two apartments could be preserved, which was an unexpected surprise for Zhang Tongwei.
"I entrust the case. I entrust the case."
"Lawyer Su, I entrust my divorce litigation to Baijun law Firm."
"Since you are entrusting the case, then prepare to initiate proceedings against your wife on the charge of fraud."
Zhang Tongwei: ????
Wang Li: ????
Li Xuezhen: ????
Was this not divorce litigation?
Why was there a proposal to initiate prosecution against his wife for fraud?
Zhang Tongwei appeared confused. "Lawyer Su, I am pursuing divorce litigation."
Su Bai raised both hands and rubbed his temples as he looked at Zhang Tongwei.
"Is the purpose of your divorce litigation to obtain a divorce?"
"Yes. I want a divorce."
"Then do you also wish to prevent the other party from dividing your apartment property?"
"That is correct. Lawyer Su, that woman has been spending my money continuously and deceiving me, we have been married for only three years and she already wants to divide forty percent of my apartment property, I am unwilling."
"Then that resolves the matter. If we initiate prosecution for fraud, I can ensure that you achieve both of the above objectives. As long as those objectives can be achieved, do you still care whether it is divorce litigation?"
After three consecutive questions, Zhang Tongwei shook his head in response to Su Bai's questioning. "I do not care."
"Then that settles it. Whether it is divorce litigation is not important."
Zhang Tongwei reviewed this line of reasoning in his mind and seemed to realize something, then looked at Su Bai with astonishment.
"Lawyer Su, do you mean that it may even be possible to send that woman into custody?"
Su Bai shook his head. "I cannot determine that. I can only ensure the protection of your objectives."
"Now that the entrusted matters and scope have been determined, if you have no further questions, then sign the entrustment agreement."
"The legal fee will be calculated as ten percent of forty percent of the value of your two apartments combined. If you agree, you may sign the entrustment agreement."
Zhang Tongwei was still hesitating about whether the legal fee was too high when Wang Li struck him on the shoulder.
"What are you hesitating about?"
"You can obtain a divorce, you can recover forty percent of the apartment property, and there may even be a chance to send that person into custody. It is only ten percent. If it were me and there were a chance to send that person into custody, I would not hesitate even if it were twenty percent. What are you still hesitating about?"
"Affection? What affection is there to speak of?"
"That is not what I meant."
Zhang Tongwei opened his mouth, but the latter part of his sentence did not emerge.
Su Bai took a sip of tea and waited quietly.
Two relocation apartments in Nandu were worth several million yuan, so even a few percent would amount to several hundred thousand yuan.
It was normal for an ordinary person to hesitate to pay such legal fees.
This price was already very reasonable, as legal fees in general marriage litigation typically ranged between ten percent and thirty percent.
He had already taken the minimum standard.
Two minutes later, Zhang Tongwei seemed to have made his decision. "Lawyer Su, I agree, we can sign the agreement."
Several hundred thousand yuan would soon be obtained.
Su Bai felt pleased inwardly and asked Li Xuezhen to print the relevant entrustment agreement.
After signing the agreement, Zhang Tongwei was also asked to pay five thousand yuan in litigation related fees.
Any excess would be refunded and any deficiency supplemented, with fairness applied equally to all.
After Zhang Tongwei and Wang Li left, Li Xuezhen entered the office holding the organized materials.
"Lawyer Su, are we really going to initiate prosecution against Zhang Tongwei's wife on the charge of fraud?"
"What else would we do? The entrustment agreement has already been signed. Do you think I was joking?"
"Once Zhang Tongwei submits the collected evidence to the law firm, we can submit the written materials for prosecution."
While surprised, Li Xuezhen also felt somewhat excited.
She had originally believed that this was a civil case, but unexpectedly it had become a criminal proceeding.
"All right, do not be too pleased yet. I will assign you a particularly demanding task."
Su Bai interrupted Li Xuezhen's quiet excitement.
"Lawyer Su, what task?"
"Under the short video account mentioned by Zhang Tongwei, the one his wife referred to that specializes in marriage litigation, you should post comments every day while pretending to be a distressed wife."
"Strive to obtain an opportunity for a live connection."
"Ah?"
"This is key evidence."
Key evidence?
"Yes, Lawyer Su, I understand."
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