Common-Law Marriage Attorney Case | Defended a Client in a Damages Lawsuit for Wrongful Dissolution of Common-Law Marriage and Reduced the Claimed Amount

The client had held a wedding ceremony with a former common-law spouse but had not registered the marriage.

However, the two came into severe conflict immediately after the wedding ceremony and began living separately not long afterward.

When the separation continued for more than six months, the client, believing that the common-law relationship had effectively ended, began a relationship with a new person.

However, the other party, who belatedly learned of this, came to the client and engaged in violent conduct, such as committing assault and destroying the client's home.

The other party even claimed damages on the ground of the dissolution of the common-law marriage, alleging that the client had committed an act of infidelity.

In response, the client also sought to respond legally and asked for help from an attorney with experience and expertise in matters relating to common-law marriage.

The client had failed to resolve the conflict with the client's former de facto spouse and began living separately, and six months had passed, during which the other party had also made no particular effort to restore the relationship.

The de facto marriage attorney emphasized that the client's de facto marital relationship had already reached the level of dissolution and that neither party had made any effort to restore the marital relationship.

Whenever there was conflict between them, the client's former de facto spouse would raise his voice and use abusive language, exhibiting violent tendencies, and unable to endure this, the client entered into separation.

The de facto marriage attorney emphasized that the cause of the de facto marriage breakdown in the first place was, to a significant extent, attributable to the other party's fault.

The partner the client later met was, from the outset, unaware that the client was in a de facto marital relationship.

The de facto marriage attorney argued that the client, regarding the de facto marriage as having already reached the level of dissolution, did not intentionally conceal this while dating, and that therefore the act of infidelity itself was not established.

As in the client’s situation, if you are sued for damages on the ground that you committed an act of infidelity during a de facto marriage, the issues are complex, because it is necessary to accurately assess the existence of the de facto marital relationship itself and then examine the grounds for fault.

This requires the detailed collection and review of evidence together with the corresponding legal review, so the help of a specialized attorney can be crucial.

At Daeryun Law Firm, comprehensive assistance is provided ranging from the dissolution of a de facto marriage to the claims for damages arising from it.

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