- A victim of spousal assault contacts the accused's lawyer regarding assets to be divided since the accused is under a no-contact order and direct instructions from this lawyer not to contact her victim.
- No response is received so further communication is sent to this lawyer.
- Still no response received so the victim contacts police to assist him to safely recover one major asset (a vehicle).
- The accused informs police that any of the victim's assets are going to be abandoned and left for the landlord of the property.
- The victim contacts the accused's lawyer copying it to complaints at the Law Society.
- An immediate response is received from the accused's lawyer immediately stating that “I have not been retained by Ms. XXXXXX to assist her in property issues arsing out of you and her living together. I had forwarded to her your initial correspondance to me. I had "assumed" that she was dealing with this “ This despite the fact that as the accused's lawyer for the assault he was fully aware that the accused could not legally contact the victim and that he had issued specific instructions for her not to contact the victim. In addition the accused had stated previously that this lawyer had counselled her regarding on at least one major jointly owned asset, a car.
- The lawyer also states that “ She tells me that the only asset of value that she considers yours to be your motorcycle and that you took your assets when you separated.” This despite the fact that the police report indicates that the victim left with only a bag of clothes and that there was no “separation” only a victim of violence being removed from a volatile environment.
- The victim now has no legal method to contact the accused to discuss distribution of assets without either forcing the accused to violate her no-contact agreement and lawyers instructions, or revealing contact information that may put him at risk, or paying costly lawyers fees. Given the difference in statements to the police and from the lawyer, if the victim removes any asset from the house that the accused chooses to question he faces the possibility of being charged with theft. Even if legal actions were pursued the obfuscation by the lawyer and accused have delayed sufficiently that there is insufficient time to take actions.
Copy of Letter Sent To Complaints at the Law Society of Alberta
Further to the complaint submitted yesterday regarding xxlawyerxx's handling of Ms. xxxxxxxx's file, I must point out that the response received from xxlawyerxx can not be accurate.
First of all, xxlawyerxx is the legal counsel for Ms. xxxxxxxx in her assault charge and other charges is fully aware that Ms. xxxxxxxx is under a no-contact order with regards to me and has specifically instructed her to have no contact with me. Therefore his statement that “I had forwarded to her your initial correspondance to me. I had "assumed" that she was dealing with this “ can not be accurate as this would be encouraging her to violate her no-contact order and his specific advice.
In addition the statement that “I have not been retained by Ms. xxxxxx to assist her in property issues arsing out of you and her living together” is also misleading as Ms. xxxxxxxx specifically stated that Mr. xxlawyerxx counselled her to acquire the jointly owned car, which I was living in at the time, back (which she did).
In addition the statement that “ She tells me that the only asset of value that she considers yours to be your motorcycle and that you took your assets when you separated” is also misleading as Ms. xxxxxxxx made a different statement to the Police about assets to be picked up and Mr. xxlawyerxx is no doubt aware that when I was removed from the house it was with a few clothes only. The difference in the description of assets made to police and Mr. xxlawyerxx leaves me unable to remove any assets from the house other than the motorcycle as any item Ms. xxxxxxxx chooses to question can result in theft charges being pressed against me.
Further to this matter, Ms. xxxxxxxx has advised other individuals that Mr. xxlawyerxx has counselled Ms. xxxxxxxx to pursue a restraining order against me. If I attempt to contact Ms. xxxxxxxx regarding asset distribution or to acquire any asset Ms. xxxxxxxx chooses to question this may provide grounds for that legal action. These latter two situations have the distinct appearance of entrapment.
The process of delaying my knowledge of whom to contact regarding assets arriving out Ms. xxxxxxxx's and my living together until the items are “abandoned to the landlord”, and with the knowledge that as a result of the assault I have been left homeless and without sufficient resources to pay for legal counsel on this matter, is in fact assisting the accused spousal assaulter in continuing the abuse of their victim. These actions can not possibly fall within the code of conduct of the Law Society of Alberta
Dude - Canadian Legal System Guidelines - 1. Possession is 9/10s of the law 2. He with the most money wins 3. Conceal and Evade until the other party goes broke. You gave it all up when you left. You should have booted the bag to the curb.
ReplyDeleteMiss Thompson complained to everyone when her ex-husband supposedly did this to her, and she left with horses, vehicles, and assets. Now she is doing it to you and won't even acknowledge you made a contribution to the family of any kind even though she didn't work for most of that time. God will judge her in the end for destroying good men who took care of her and her children.
ReplyDeleteEVERYBODY WRITE THE NEWSPAPERS, RADIO STATIONS, AND LAW ORGANIZATION
ReplyDeleteYour blog posts often irritate me because I can not believe the actions taken by your ex. Now I read that her and her lawyer say you left with “everything of value.” As I understand it you left with little more than the clothes on your back. If I am not mistaken you are a farrier and a blacksmith which no doubt means you have years of specialized, expensive tools, needed to conduct your trades there still. Oh, but wait, let me guess, it is your fault you don't have enough money because you don't work enough and the fact that she has all your equipment has no bearing on that (bet thats what she says, isn't it). The fact that Miss (and I loose the term loosely) Tammy Thompson (as she has been identified in other posts) can say this simply means she saw absolutely no value in anything you did in the time you are with her. No doubt her lawyer is helping her to keep these things so she can sell them off and pay her legal bills for animal abuse and assault and whatever else. Either that or she is giving them to her new sugar daddy. I know someone said God will judge her but personally I don't think the fires of hell are hot enough for her. We know lawyers don't have a soul, but her soul is a black evil twisted thing.
This is what abusers do, still try continue the control and abuse even after they get called on it. They will say its your fault for acting like a victim, but don't believe it for a moment. It is how they justify it in their own mind. It is sociopathic behavior. And the fact that the lawyer just acts innocent in the process is wrong. I know people have named Tammy here and I hope someone names her lawyer so he can be outed as well. Personally I think everyone who reads this should write an email to the Law Society of Alberta to see if they are doing anything about it and to every bloody newspaper and radio station they can think of. This is just absolutely wrong and if its happening to you it is happening to others and something has to be done.
You are a victim until you take control of your situation. Unconditional love for her only keeps you the victim. Tough words, but true. I know this story and just happened upon your blog.
ReplyDeleteI feel sorry for the homeowners that rented the property to all of you. I am friends with them and the property was left a complete mess. It cannot be rented or sold because of all the belongings left behind frozen in the ice/snow, and because of the destroyed flooring and general condition of the property. Horses were not the only animals that were hoarded. There was also 6 St. Bernards and 2 basset hounds living in that house, and who knows what else. All the bills were not paid and were in arrears. The owners are left broken hearted and further in debt. They have big hearts and wanted the best for you. They had no idea that everything she told them was lies. And them being out of province was the perfect situation for her to take advantage.
I do hope you are able to get your belongings from her and that the children are safe.