My question involves a marriage in the state of: California
I was married in 2002, after 2 years I couldn't take anymore so I left. Her family promptly hired an attorney, he sent me the necessary paperwork I filled it out and returned it. This past September I received a summons from Los Angela's Superior court (family court). It was filled out by my ex wife and her divorce attorney. Apparently the divorce was never finalized due to her attorneys negligence. I realize this is her attorney and under normal circumstances he doesn't owe me any obligation but due to his negligence I have had to hire an attorney of my own. This is costing me money, money I don't have as I am now disabled and live on a very small disability income. Her attorney was negligent and I am now having to pay money to an attorney of my own due to his negligence not to mention the stress this is causing me making my disability worst
After I sent her attorney the necessary paper work in 2004 and thought the divorce was final my ex would call me to tell me she was throwing more of my personal belongings away. Belongings that I wasn't alllowed to get when we had agreed I could go over to her house on a certain date to get ALL my belongings. She put a few of my belongings in the driveway and I wasn't allowed to go into the house to get the rest. I realize I can't get reimbursed for those things but to this day it still bothers me she threw things away that I could never replace, she did out of spite knowing there was nothing I could do about it.
Also, not that this has any bearing on the divorce that I'm aware of but her mother passed away in 2013 and left my ex wife and her brother beneficiarys of an estate worth $20 million so money isn't an issue for this woman. While we were married the company she worked for went out on strike. The manager of her store asked my ex wife if she would came to work during the strike using someone else's name and social security number, she worked illegally for 6 months. The Attorney General said they wouldn't prosecute these individuals if they cooperated which I'm assuming she did. Can I use any of this to my advantage? This woman caused me so much grief after I left her I actually transferred to another state so she couldn't make false accusations against me to the police which she tried to do. What I would like to do is call her attorney and say I'll sign whatever they want for x amount of dollars. To my understanding she wants to get this divorce finalized ASAP as she wants to get remarried. What I don't want to do is do anything that's illegal. No amount of money is worth going to jail for. Thank you

