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49 Divorce Lawyers Reveal The Pettiest Things They've Seen During A Split

A Reddit thread asked divorce lawyers to name the cruelest and pettiest tactics they have witnessed during marital splits, and the resulting stories describe calculated revenge and deliberate financial ruin. The compiled anecdotes range from one spouse engineering the other's departure with nothing, to years-long campaigns of small, legally permissible cruelties. The thread went viral as a cautionary tour of how fast a marriage can curdle into litigation, with lawyers noting the pettiness often outlasts the relationship itself.

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