Have Evidence Of Your Spouse Cheating? What To Do Before You Tell Them You Want A Divorce

If you know that your spouse is cheating on you and you want to get a divorce, you want to meet with a lawyer before you take action. You may want to get evidence before you spring the divorce paperwork on your spouse, and you may need to know what you are at a risk of losing. Here are a few things that you should already have with you when you go to meet with your attorney to talk about the divorce, and you need to make sure the attorney isn't someone who your spouse is close with or also uses.

Adultery Evidence

You need to have solid evidence that your spouse was cheating on you. This could be any of the following:

• Videos of the couple together
• Electronic message trails of conversations
• Phone records
• Text messages
• Eye witnesses

You need to bring your evidence with you to see if the attorney thinks what you have will hold up in court, and be enough to prove that your spouse was unfaithful.

Gather Financial Information

Gather all financial information that you have, so you can see how the divorce arrangement may go. You could end paying for spousal support and more if you made more money, and if you can't prove the adultery. Take these things with you:

• Tax documents from the past few years
• Banking statements
• Proof of income
• Debt and loan information

Your lawyer may be able to prearrange an agreement or settlement for your spouse to sign to mediate the divorce quickly. You also want to start looking into accounts to make sure your spouse doesn't try to hide money.

Mediation Expectations

Are you hoping to mediate the divorce quickly so you don't have to live with your spouse any longer and so you don't have to go through a long divorce process? If so, you'll want to make a list of all the things you want in the divorce and what is most important to you so your lawyer can see what you can realistically expect to get.

Going through a divorce isn't easy, but if you can prove that your spouse committed adultery, you may be able to get more of what you want when you split. Find a divorce attorney to start working on your case with the evidence that you have so you can surprise your spouse with the evidence and the divorce agreement already ready. Contact an attorney like Lazaro Blanco to get started.