Case Brief
The husband and wife had been married for over 20 years. Starting from scratch, they weathered their hardest days together. Later, the husband’s career thrived and the family became financially well-off. The wife then quit her job to take care of household affairs full-time. The couple had no children throughout their marriage.
As the husband grew increasingly busy with work and frequent business trips, the wife accidentally discovered his extramarital affair. Gentle and introverted by nature, she did not dare to confront him. Instead, she fell into prolonged depression and was later diagnosed with mild depression. After confiding in her father, she was advised to file for divorce. Still hesitant, the wife turned to Wumei Law Firm for legal assistance.
Legal Advice
After a full review of the facts, the lawyers at Wumei Law Firm advised the wife to negotiate with her husband under professional guidance to gauge his attitude. The legal team also found that the wife had no real intention of getting divorced; she merely hoped to secure her legal rights while giving her husband a chance to mend his ways.
On this basis, the lawyers guided the wife to communicate with her husband without bringing up divorce directly. Instead, they advised her to talk with him in a conversational manner regarding the extramarital conduct, so as to preserve evidence of the husband’s marital fault. Under the lawyers’ guidance, the husband admitted his affair, claiming it was a momentary lapse of judgment, and begged his wife for a chance to repair the marriage.
Subsequently, the lawyers assisted the wife in negotiating marital property division and proposed involving legal counsel to observe the husband’s sincerity. If he agreed, it would demonstrate his genuine willingness to reconcile, and a targeted settlement plan could be formulated. If he made excuses and prevaricated, it would suggest deliberate delay, and follow-up solutions would be explored accordingly.
When the wife proposed dividing their marital common property during the marriage, the husband gave his consent. With coordination from the legal team, he made efforts to salvage the marriage, negotiated a property division framework, and finally signed a marital property agreement.
Acting in accordance with the wife’s intentions, the lawyers communicated with the husband, finalized the arrangement, and drafted the Marital Property Agreement. The agreement stipulated that most real estate acquired during the marriage should be exclusively owned by the wife as her personal property. The firm also arranged for the agreement to be notarized.
Later, the legal team received messages from the couple stating that their relationship had been reconciled. The wife gradually recovered from her depression and regained physical and mental well-being.