Is this extortion

[sifreak21]

man an woman fighting over child.. they have a house together the man lives in it. The man wants her to sight her rights to the house away "both names are on it". He says to her if you dont sign your rights to the house away before tomorrow i will fight you for full custody of the child..

so saying if you dont do this i will do this is that consider extortion? she has it saved in here phone.. it was done via text

[OnlyMe]

man an woman fighting over child.. they have a house together the man lives in it. The man wants her to sight her rights to the house away "both names are on it". He says to her if you dont sign your rights to the house away before tomorrow i will fight you for full custody of the child..

so saying if you dont do this i will do this is that consider extortion? she has it saved in here phone.. it was done via text

In a liberal sense it might be, but it could vary legally from state to state. It would be best to ask this question of an attorney familiar with local law.

I am not an attorney, so my comment is based on a general definition and not any legal definition.

[spidergoat]

Let it go to court, this evidence won't make him look very good.

[sifreak21]

Let it go to court, this evidence won't make him look very good.

yep they go to court for custody here next month i just told her to save the texts DO NOT!! respond and give it to your laywer immediatly

[MacGyver1968]

Are they married?

[sifreak21]

Are they married?

no were enguaged but not anymore. both names are on the deed to the house. he has been trying for along time to to get her to sign her rights away on the house but she wont do it. now he has given her this ultamatum

[Me-Ki-Gal]

The odds are in her favor in most courts of law in the U.S. . It is still determinate that the children belong with there mother. Most Judges feel that way and it weighs heavy on there decision . If the Male is looking like he is economically raping the woman Judges have been known to lay maximum support to the woman with her children . It all boils down to the picture the attorneys paint for the Judge .
It may not have legal standing but Judgment does have human effects on the people making the final decisions.

Utilize cronyism . If you can
Remember Attorneys are good buddies on the golf course ( closed doors so to speak )

My own Attorney one time was old room mates with the Judge . It was a set up for the other Attorney. It was all on the hush hush and not spoken out loud . The language beyond the spoken or written word . Don't want no Nixon tapes . This shit goes on more than people are willing to admit for you can see the implications if it is admitted .

To be aware of his cronyism and who his attorney is .

Now one time my step father thought he had a good attorney and found out latter that he was the opposing Attorney was best friends and the other Attorney was fucking his X and they all knew about it behind his back . They were fucking him over good by the cronyism . Well he got a new Attorney and the tide changed big time . They couldn't prove cronyism or collusion, but the out come was way different and a lot of the maximum extent of the law became minimums .

It is a game of chicken my friend. Attorneys are typically the winners by there billable hours

[Bowser]

http://legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/extortion

[sifreak21]

http://legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/extortion

yes by definition it is bowser i know

[Enmos]

man an woman fighting over child.. they have a house together the man lives in it. The man wants her to sight her rights to the house away "both names are on it". He says to her if you dont sign your rights to the house away before tomorrow i will fight you for full custody of the child..

so saying if you dont do this i will do this is that consider extortion? she has it saved in here phone.. it was done via text

I don't think so. It's his legal right to fight for full custody. However, when he does go to court his threat won't look too good on him. It will look like he only wants full custody to get back at her and not because he actually wants to care for the kids.

[Stoniphi]

Good point, Enmos, I agree.

[sifreak21]

I don't think so. It's his legal right to fight for full custody. However, when he does go to court his threat won't look too good on him. It will look like he only wants full custody to get back at her and not because he actually wants to care for the kids.

thats where it gets tricky.. because hes using there child as leverage to get someone to do something, which is much much more valuable than any material item.. so thats what i thought would be considered extortion.

is it his legal right absolutly

but for him to say if you dont sing this paper getting your name off the house we own together im gonna try and take your child away from you.

thats the part i thought was extortion. but then agian im not a lawyer so thought id ask here as some have much more knowledge on the subject than i do

and if you knew the whole story he has about as much of a chance of getting full custody as everyone on the forum winning the loto 2x in a row.

[Crunchy Cat]

man an woman fighting over child.. they have a house together the man lives in it. The man wants her to sight her rights to the house away "both names are on it". He says to her if you dont sign your rights to the house away before tomorrow i will fight you for full custody of the child..

so saying if you dont do this i will do this is that consider extortion? she has it saved in here phone.. it was done via text

The fact that he said it (even in text) will likely win her a cash settlement and full custody of the kids.

[Cowboy]

I not a legal expert but, morally speaking, I don't see it as extortion. It sounds to me like the guy is offering something she wants (custody of the child) in exchange for something he wants (custody of the house).

There are undoubtedly better ways to handle these matters, but I don't see this as extortion.