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VerifiedThank you for your question. My goal is to provide you with the best possible answer.
To achieve that goal it may be that I will find that I need to gather further information from you. As well, it's quite possible that you may feel the need to ask me additional questions for further clarification.
But, please understand that as a careful lawyer I will always give you an honest answer even if the answer is sometimes not what you were hoping for.
Are you saying you are worried you won't get an equal share in the assets because of the gambling problem?
How much did you lose in gambling?
The mortgage was just for renovations or also to pay off the gambling debt?
To achieve that goal it may be that I will find that I need to gather further information from you. As well, it's quite possible that you may feel the need to ask me additional questions for further clarification.
But, please understand that as a careful lawyer I will always give you an honest answer even if the answer is sometimes not what you were hoping for.
Are you saying you are worried you won't get an equal share in the assets because of the gambling problem?
How much did you lose in gambling?
The mortgage was just for renovations or also to pay off the gambling debt?
It is possible but not likely that this will harm you.
It could be that you would be said to have unfairly dissipated the family assets by gambling and should not get an equal share of the family assets for that reason.
But it was 7 years ago, the problem stopped and you have contributed to the family assets then so I don't think this will come back to haunt you.
In fact it may not even be brought up.
It could be that you would be said to have unfairly dissipated the family assets by gambling and should not get an equal share of the family assets for that reason.
But it was 7 years ago, the problem stopped and you have contributed to the family assets then so I don't think this will come back to haunt you.
In fact it may not even be brought up.
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