fierce lawyer

Chapter 10 Common Property

After the festival, Liu Shicheng continued to go back to work.

Ji Qin submitted two more quotations, all of which went into Liu Shicheng's shredder.

Strangely, every time Ji Qin threw out a list, Ji Meng would personally visit the law firm.

Liu Shicheng told him that if he just wanted to settle out of court, he could call first to see if it was necessary to discuss it in person.

But Ji Meng didn't seem to hear it at all, and he had to come for a stroll if there was something serious.

For this situation, Liu Shicheng can only understand that Ji Meng is free.Laid off and waiting for work, I am at home, so I am swaying here and there all day long.Don't miss any chance to go out for a walk, and you have to go and see wherever there is excitement.

In fact, Liu Shicheng is quite busy, but Ji Meng cannot be prevented from coming.It's just that Ji Meng often has to wait for half an hour or even an hour. Fortunately, Ji Meng has a good temper and is not in a hurry.Liu Shicheng still attributed this to having nothing to do.

The price on Ji Qin's third price list was almost half of Liu Shicheng's request, and it was accompanied by other documents.These documents told Ji Meng and Liu Shicheng that if they did not accept the out-of-court settlement amount, they would formally enter the litigation process.

In the case of an out-of-court settlement, the legal fee will be halved, and the halved part will be divided equally and paid by both parties.If you refuse, you have to bear the risk, and the compensation at that time may not have this amount.And, unlike before, as long as Ji Meng can get less money than this offer, Ji Meng can no longer ask Ji Qin for all the legal fees that he needs to pay in the future.Not only that, but Ji Qin can even ask Ji Meng to bear the amount on his side, including witness fees, expert fees and so on.Before that, as long as Ji Meng wins the lawsuit, Ji Qin will bear all the litigation expenses.

To be honest, this thing is quite deterrent. In most cases, the plaintiff will accept an out-of-court settlement.

Liu Shicheng explained various situations to Liu Shicheng in detail.

For example, the possibility of defeat, and another example, a lawsuit will definitely take a long time, but if you accept an out-of-court settlement, you can resume your job as soon as possible; if you insist on going to court, many people may think that Ji Meng is not greedy enough, so Not satisfied with much money, etc... From the perspective of one's own career and prestige, it seems better to accept it.

There is one more thing Liu Shicheng didn't say.

That is, sometimes, things outside the court are also very important...money, relationships...and none of these are Liu Shicheng's strengths, so we should not be too optimistic and consider the worst case scenario.

"But", Liu Shicheng also told Ji Meng, "We may also be able to help you get more. From the moment I took this case, I intend to get the maximum amount of compensation for you."

"Then..." Ji Meng asked, "What is your opinion...?"

"..."

Generally speaking, when faced with this kind of question, Liu Shicheng's answer is definitely "You have to think about it yourself, I will analyze it for you, but I will not give you any advice."

But this time... I don't know if it has anything to do with the encounter in the park yesterday, Liu Shicheng didn't draw a clear line immediately, but said speciously after hesitating for a while: "Your case is very good."

Jimon smiled.

"Then let them come." Jimeng said.

……

Because he was busy with Jimeng's case, there was one thing Liu Shicheng didn't even notice—that is, Dong Yuanlin hadn't come to work for several days.

It was not until the meeting that Liu Shicheng found out that a seat was empty.

A lawyer next to him asked, "Where did Lawyer Dong go?"

"The boss asked him to stay at home for a while."

As soon as these words came out, many people immediately became curious.

Someone asked: "What's wrong?"

Another female lawyer also asked, "Is it because you are divorced, and you are very sad?"

"It's not all..." The other lawyer seemed to know more about this matter and wanted to tell everyone, but he didn't seem to be very good at it, and kept hesitating: "It seems... that... Lawyer Dong refused to hand over the matter. Common property of husband and wife..."

"..."

"Anyway, I don't give it... Then the younger brother of the ex-wife came here for two days and yelled, saying that the lawyers here knew the law and broke the law. I can't believe it... scared away several clients. You guys are upstairs , may not know."

"..."

"Then the boss said that Lawyer Dong might have just been divorced, and he was a little emotionally unstable...suggested that he take his annual leave..."

"..." Liu Shicheng knew that Dong Yuanlin had lost the case in the first instance, and he had said that he would appeal and go to the second instance, but he seemed to give up in the end, because there was no possibility of a comeback, so Liu Shicheng thought that the matter was over.I didn't expect such a dramatic change after a period of time.

How did the focus change from son...to money?

"Lawyer Dong is so handsome..." The female lawyer from before had a strange tone, and she didn't know if it was a compliment or a derogatory sentence: "It's too individual..."

"..."

……

After the meeting, Liu Shicheng thought about it, and decided to go to Dong Yuanlin's place to have a look. He had to persuade the other party anyway. Dong Yuanlin's authorities were confused, and he was probably confused.

Everyone in the law firm knew that Dong Yuanlin was divorced, but the one who knew about his son... should be the only one.

Others don't care, so I have to play this role by myself.

Dong Yuanlin, as a lawyer, refused to hand over the joint property of the husband and wife...it was a bit ridiculous.

Liu Shicheng knew where Dong Yuanlin's temporary residence was, because Liu Shicheng gave it to him when he came back from the court last time.

……

——Looked for the past according to memory, and found that Dong Yuanlin was indeed here.

But he had nowhere else to go.

Dong Yuanlin, who came to open the door, had messy hair and didn't seem to wash.

There is no clean place in the whole house, and the owner of the house just seems to be sitting in the garbage dump watching TV.

"What's wrong?" Liu Shicheng asked.

"What's wrong?"

"You didn't go to work."

"I'm on vacation." Dong Yuanlin said, "How is it? Are you envious?"

Liu Shicheng frowned: "Why don't you hand over the joint property of the husband and wife?"

"Oh, that." Dong Yuanlin didn't seem to care at all, and sat on the sofa carelessly: "I won't give it."

"..."

After a while, Liu Shicheng said again: "You don't need to care about this little money. Because your wife is at fault, and the judge just gave her a symbolic sentence because she has no income. It's a dime a dozen for you. .”

"..."

"You can do the math. Your lawyer's fee is almost the highest in City X. Now that you have been off for so many days, you have lost a lot of clients. If you continue, the gain will outweigh the loss. The loss of your not going to work is actually It's even bigger, isn't it. You don't have anything at home, but just doing a few random cases is enough to pay her what she wants."

"..."

"Besides, this matter will have an impact on your reputation. If it really gets out, I don't know how much you will lose in the future. What is certain is that the loss is far greater than the divorce fee."

Liu Shicheng thought he had made it very clear, the reason is so simple.Unexpectedly, Dong Yuanlin just couldn't change his mind.Without the slightest hesitation, he said, "I won't give her a penny."

"..."

A few seconds later, Liu Shicheng asked, "Why?"

Dong Yuanlin dialed a station with the remote control, and after a while, he uttered three hard words: "Because I hate her."

"..."

"She hasn't stopped provoking these days." Dong Yuanlin sneered: "Almost every day I have to nagging Yue Ming several times, saying that I am not his biological father and will never love him again, even if I still have feelings now, It will also fade in the future, let Yue Ming withdraw as soon as possible, so as not to be sad in the future."

"..."

In the past, people in the law firm said that the person with the most extreme personality was Lawyer Liu, and the person with the mildest personality was Lawyer Dong.

Now Liu Shicheng feels that they are saying the opposite.

The most extreme person is obviously the one in front of him.

If it is not extreme, how can he strive to be not his own son, and how can he refuse to pay the divorce fee because he hates his ex-wife.

At least, I would never do this kind of behavior of including myself in order to punish others, and it would still hurt the enemy a hundred times and myself a thousand.

Liu Shicheng sighed: "It's useless, you know that the court will enforce it. According to Article 102 of the "Civil Procedure Law of the People's Republic of China", anyone who conceals, transfers, sells, or damages the joint property of the husband and wife shall also be compensated by the other party." , so you end up getting more for her. Moreover, there may be fines and detention, and even criminal prosecution.”

"Don't fool me with the law." Dong Yuanlin said: "Enforcement is a fart. Believe it or not, I have spent all these days, buying things that cannot be exchanged for money, or simply burning them and throwing them away. Let's see how to enforce them." implement?"

"Dong Yuanlin," Liu Shicheng said, "then you will definitely go to jail."

"It doesn't matter."

"..."

Liu Shicheng sighed and asked softly, "What's the matter?"

Dong Yuanlin didn't speak at first, quietly watching the youthful faces of the stars on TV, paused for a while, and then slowly opened his mouth: "She wants to send Yue Ming abroad to study for an undergraduate degree."

After thinking about it, he added, "At your own expense."

"..."

"She doesn't have a job here, and she will find a way to follow her, planning to completely cut off contact with me."

"..."

"She has always preferred the United States, and she was reluctant when she left. She always said that she must return to the United States with her children."

"..."

Liu Shicheng finally understood the reason why Dong Yuanlin didn't give his ex-wife a penny.

In order for Dong Yueming to stay here, he would rather burn all the money and throw it away than give any money to his ex-wife, so that they have no money to go abroad.

However, if this continues, Dong Yuanlin will really... definitely go to jail.