Suspected fraud/potential VAWA

[Friedgreentomato 1]

14 hours ago, Orangesapples said:

So he did abuse her and she has evidence. 

Not physically. She's claiming emotional abuse. 

[Friedgreentomato 1]

16 hours ago, elmcitymaven said:

Without knowing which state you're in, I can't definitively state that it isn't a conflict of interest. However, under the ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct (which most states have adopted in one form or another), an employer-employee relationship between attorney and client does not automatically give rise to a conflict. If the boss's representation of the wife is directly adverse to the representation of another client, past or present -- here, most likely the cousin -- yes, that could be a conflict. But there's no conflict inherent in the employer-employee relationship. 

Would it still be a possible conflict of interest when he was doing the work free of charge?

[Boiler 45,874]

23 minutes ago, Friedgreentomato said:

Would it still be a possible conflict of interest when he was doing the work free of charge?

If he was also advising him but sounds unlikely

Edited December 30, 2020 by Boiler

[TBoneTX 45,825]

27 minutes ago, Friedgreentomato said:

he was doing the work free of charge

Sometimes, it's less WHAT you know and more WHO you know...

[Orangesapples 1,954]

36 minutes ago, Friedgreentomato said:

Not physically. She's claiming emotional abuse. 

And it looks like it happened, so she's right to claim it 

[Friedgreentomato 1]

52 minutes ago, Orangesapples said:

And it looks like it happened, so she's right to claim it 

Only if the marriage was entered into in good faith, which is questionable. And she only claimed abuse after they broke up. 

[Orangesapples 1,954]

22 minutes ago, Friedgreentomato said:

Only if the marriage was entered into in good faith, which is questionable. And she only claimed abuse after they broke up. 

It's not up to you to determine if an abused woman entered her marriage in good faith. 

[Friedgreentomato 1]

33 minutes ago, Orangesapples said:

It's not up to you to determine if an abused woman entered her marriage in good faith. 

I never said it was. All I am saying that is that she is not entitled to a green card just because she signed a marriage certificate and then later claimed abuse. If the marriage was not in good faith, then she does not qualify for VAWA, regardless of any subsequent abuse. 

[Orangesapples 1,954]

10 minutes ago, Friedgreentomato said:

 and then later claimed abuse. 

And then later was abused*

Fixed it

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She seems to know what she is doing, she has good legal representation, I can see no reason why VAWA would not be successful.

[Friedgreentomato 1]

19 minutes ago, Orangesapples said:

And then later was abused*

Fixed it

Doesn't change anything. She still doesn't qualify for VAWA.  And also, having one's feelings hurt doesn't equal abuse, IMHO. 

[Crazy Cat 42,032]

2 minutes ago, Friedgreentomato said:

She still doesn't qualify for VAWA

Are you an Immigration Officer for this case?  

Edited December 30, 2020 by Lucky Cat

[Friedgreentomato 1]

4 minutes ago, Boiler said:

She seems to know what she is doing, she has good legal representation, I can see no reason why VAWA would not be successful.

Even if the marriage has half a dozen red flags?

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Just now, Friedgreentomato said:

Even if the marriage has half a dozen red flags?

Is she going to mention those?

[Friedgreentomato 1]

2 minutes ago, Lucky Cat said:

Are you an Immigration Officer for this case?  

Well, I can read, and I have read the requirements for a VAWA petition and if the marriage was not in good faith then she does not qualify. Their marriage has several red flags and hopefully the immigration officer will make the correct call.