Middle eastern divorce lawyers

Submitted by yasemin (Canada), Nov 24, 2008 at 19:18

The subject of how to divorce one of these scum "men" hasn't been touched on at any length but I feel it's important to warn women who are seeking a divorce lawyer in a middle eastern country. The legal systems there are corrupt, including the lawyers.

Be extremely cautious when selecting a lawyer. They often work both sides of the fence, taking money from both participants. They often quote vastly over-inflated fees. They will offer to "handle" your money matters while you're back in your own country if you just "sign over bank account privileges to them on your behalf ". My first and ex-lawyer, who did something previously that smacked of conflict of interest in my mind, recently offered to take me camping if i would fly over there. Since another divorce court date is coming up, i ( being paranoid in the extreme at this point where these people are concerned ) realised that an acceptance of this offer would have constituted perfect evidence of adultery against me, thus assuring my husband of a win in court. Disgusting. How to assess a lawyer's honesty ? No idea except by using recommendations from westerners.

Note: Opinions expressed in comments are those of the authors alone and not necessarily those of Daniel Pipes. Original writing only, please. Comments are screened and in some cases edited before posting. Reasoned disagreement is welcome but not comments that are scurrilous, off-topic, commercial, disparaging religions, or otherwise inappropriate. For complete regulations, see the "Guidelines for Reader Comments".