What's wrong with this lawyer?!

Chapter 238: Is This Something a Normal Person Could Come Up With? _3



Previously, the marriage law only had these four categories, but the Civil Code added a catch-all clause, which is "other serious misconduct". So after that, some local judges could include affairs and soliciting prostitutes as "other serious misconduct". But that's getting into the weeds. In real life, it's not that clear-cut. You're already cheating, so how can you say you haven't made a serious mistake? Feng Shurong, once again, shut her mouth, feeling like she had just been put a bit out of sorts by the other party's retort; she should have been able to think of this herself. Old Tang continued, "Ms. Dong, did you hear that clearly? Reporting him for soliciting prostitutes is to have the public security organs help solidify the evidence of his infidelity. Got it?" Dong Xiangmei finally understood and nodded repeatedly. Feng Shurong thought about it and then said, "But that's still not right. Look, she reported solicitation before. You also said that wasn't a false alarm, so it will definitely be ruled as solicitation." "Once it's ruled, even if you try to explain later, the public security organs won't change it; that money spent on prostitution would still be confiscated, right?" Dong Xiangmei quickly looked towards Old Tang, having not considered this issue before. Old Tang laughed, "Indeed, once it's ruled, it can't be changed, but her husband can file an administrative lawsuit. There have been cases where solicitation was ruled, and also cases where administrative lawsuits led to court reversals." There's no problem at all. Since there are cases, it means there's something debatable here; the courts across different regions aren't very consistent. "All she needs to do is fully support her husband in suing. After all, carrying the stigma of an administrative penalty for solicitation is not good for one's reputation, and there could also be penalties from the bar association. It's only reasonable and emotionally the right thing for her husband to sue!" "Perfectly, he's a lawyer himself, so there's no need to spend more of your joint property, see how great that is." Lawyers are quite cunning in these matters, and Old Tang had seen an extremely classic case in his past life. A lawyer went to one of those clubs, and right after he left, he was arrested by the police for soliciting prostitutes, and the evidence was very substantial. The lawyer denied it, claiming he just went for a regular massage, but the police had evidence, so they gave him the maximum administrative detention of fifteen days. Once out, the lawyer filed a lawsuit against the public security organs, claiming he did not solicit. One very important piece of evidence was a medical evaluation he presented, which indicated he had erectile dysfunction... in layman's terms, "impotence". He then argued that it was impossible for him to engage in solicitation. That's what you call professionalism, and now you've seen it, this is professionalism! However, the court rejected it, stating: Your dysfunction has nothing to do with solicitation. Many people haven't heard of this case, but it's quite famous among lawyers... So here, Old Tang believed that Dong Xiangmei's husband would definitely sue, because he might not consider his action as solicitation. "Look, your husband will want to fight for his reputation. You just need to support him. Once he successfully defends his rights, then you can take the amount of the money reported by the police for solicitation and sue that female anchor to get the money back. Perfect!" Having finished speaking, Old Tang took a sip of tea. This case was somewhat interesting, but only a minor one, not even moderate in terms of complexity. Feng Shurong was dumbfounded; she knew all the legal principles Tang Fangjing mentioned, but she just couldn't think of these maneuvers. Or rather... was this something that a person could actually do? Could a normal person even think of doing this? The machinations were like shearing wool to the extreme, even determining the compensation amount directly based on the money spent on prostitution... And yet there were no issues because the public security organs had to thoroughly investigate these cases in order to determine the amount to confiscate. Without this step, if you sued the mistress directly for money, you'd have to calculate the amount yourself, and if you couldn't calculate it, you'd have to hire a lawyer to issue an investigation order, which costs money. Instead, they took advantage of the public security organs' work. The money for solicitation had to be confiscated, so it had to be thoroughly investigated. Therefore: Money for solicitation = money for tips. Tip money is considered joint marital property, which one must sue to recover. Therefore, suing to recover the joint marital property amount = money for solicitation, no problem at all. Quick, direct, and accurate, the courts wouldn't be able to argue against it... How does this man's brain even work? With Wang Qingqing's explanations, Dong Xiangmei also came to understand and her gaze towards Old Tang changed. At that moment, her thoughts were the same as Li Wei's before, truly experiencing the charm of an accomplished attorney for the first time! In just a few sentences, he had paved the way forward for her. This consultation was an absolute win for her. Ordinarily, just for such a consultation, she wouldn't know how much she'd have to pay. "Lawyer Tang, I... I'm really grateful to you. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have known what to do, thank you, thank you so much." After expressing her immense gratitude, Dong Xiangmei finally left. In the office, Old Tang didn't even look at Feng Shurong, simply saying, "So, you see, this approach must be correct, otherwise, someone like me, if I used my skills for evil, the consequences would be dire... don't you think, Qingqing?" If he truly became a litigation hooligan, it would be like a fish in water... Wang Qingqing hurriedly nodded; Brother Tang was indeed impressive! Feng Shurong was at a loss for words, and the assistant girl behind her also looked at Old Tang with stars in her eyes... The lawyer's distinction was demonstrated in moments like these. Just like how basketball players achieve a beautiful game-winning shot, that's usually when fans begin their fascination... Old Tang took another sip of his tea and said, "Let the next one come in."

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