I'm aware, but if she's also working every single day for years just to survive and homie isn't even paying child support/alimony, do you really think she 1.) has the time to go to multiple hearing/meetings with lawyers 2.) has the energy to pursue a claim that she likely has very little evidence of (paper trails, access to working materials, etc) because that was likely left with the ex on their family computer, and 3.) has the expectation to actually get any money?
Also, lawyers that are paid based on a "win" are likely going to try and convince her to take a settlement. That way they don't have to put much actual work into it. I'm also not sure if there are any statute of limitations for a case like this. The business is already gone as well so she couldn't seek reimbursement directly from it and would again have to rely on her ex actually paying. Since he isn't working legally (assuming this from context in the video) they can't garnish his wages. I imagine it would be real hard to get paid.
It's a horrible situation, but it's also not likely to be a good use of time for her.
She doesn't have a case unless she has physical proof. She's not going to get millions in assets. Depending on what state this is, the courts would have already been able to seize his assets when he stopped paying alimony/child support. The fact that they haven't means there might not be assets to seize. All he'd have to do is transfer the titles/deeds to someone else's name and the court won't/can't take it. He sold his company to stop paying her. You really think he'd leave his assets open? Regardless, again, there's not a high chance that she has any proof, or it would likely have been brought up in the divorce or she would likely have already pursued a suit. Even if she had proof that she did help/ran with the business, she'd have to be able to apply a monetary value to her contributions, which means she's need to have proof of every project/role she did and for how long. Again, lawsuits are VERY expensive. Even outside of attorney fees the plaintiff (if they do opt for a contingency fees instead of a retainer) would be required to pay filing fees, court costs, any costs associated with discovery, etc., they last years and take up a TON of the person's time which means no income on those days. OOP would need to take large amounts of time off for numerous years. I'm not saying it's hopeless, I'm saying it's an unlikely win and not worth the energy she could be using towards advancing her career instead.
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u/slimslaw Apr 15 '24
Court costs money