Man puts allegedly 'Cheating Wife' on ebay

A man who put his allegedly cheating wife on eBay under “Men’s Accessories” could see his rant backfiring – and land himself in a hornet’s nest of litigation, according to a leading divorce solicitor from Cheshire.

The husband listed his wife on eBay after he discovered she was having an affair with a colleague from Network Rail – he provided a photograph, his wife’s phone numbers and workplace address, then named her lover and provided his phone numbers and address on the eBay listing under “Men’s Accessories”.

He then went on to answer questions from other eBayers about his wife of 26 years – some in graphic and derogatory detail.

“This is the most absolute and extreme case I have ever seen for dealing with a divorce under ‘collaborative law’ – a relatively new approach used by family lawyers to manage the divorce process wherein both parties agree to reach settlement without the courts’ involvement,” said Maria Taylor of SAS Daniels in Cheshire.

“As it stands, regardless of the circumstances, she could divorce him on the basis of unreasonable behaviour. This could stir up a hornets nest of litigation since he has included the name of her alleged lover, his wife, and her employer – all of whom are unlikely to be impressed to have been named publicly.

“He’s shooting himself in the foot – if she lost her job then she could well need a bigger settlement to re-house herself, or maybe spousal maintenance until she finds another job.

“People should really think not just twice but three times before doing something like this.

“He is clearly very angry and upset, however, the announcement of his marriage breakdown in this way is perhaps extreme, and in the long term is likely to be unhelpful and very damaging to him and his family.

“If there are children involved the breakdown will undoubtedly be highly distressing, and this approach is likely to be embarrassing for them and could have long term consequences, leading to untold emotional damage.

“This method of dealing with the breakdown does little to assist the parties in resolving their problems, and can only serve to inflame an already difficult situation, especially having regard to the fact that the parties are still living under the same roof.

“Often people encountering a bitter relationship breakdown can lose sight of what is important, and become caught up in a battle to regain control which clouds their judgment, and can often be costly, not only from a financial perspective , but also on an emotional level.

“Parties finding themselves in this predicament would be better advised to seek advice from a solicitor at an early stage, and wherever possible to adopt a less adversarial, more conciliatory approach, so as to preserve their dignity, sanity and financial resources.

“More importantly, this could serve to promote the welfare of any children caught up in the separation and could assist the parties in being able to work together for the benefit of theirs and their children’s futures.”

Maria Taylor is a member of Resolution and The Law Society Family Law Panel. Maria is a fully qualified Collaborative Lawyer and has practiced in this area since 2005. This is a specialist service offered by only a few solicitors in the whole of the Greater Manchester and surrounding areas. Maria specialises in most areas of family work, including divorce, financial provision, private law, Children Act matters and cohabitation disputes. She is experienced in dealing with complex, high-value Ancillary Relief claims and complicated Children Act cases, both in the County Court and at High Court level.

SAS Daniels has offices in Stockport, Macclesfield, Congleton, Bramhall and Chester.

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Further information:
Iain Macauley or Megan Codling
07788 978800 / 07795 848586
im@pressrelations.co.uk / mc@pressrelations.co.uk / www.sasdaniels.co.uk

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Further information: Iain Macauley or Megan Codling 07788 978800 / 07795 848586 im@pressrelations.co.uk / mc@pressrelations.co.uk / www.sasdaniels.co.uk