After going to mediation today I was informed that my wife is saying her witness was not present or did not sign on the document that’s about we are applying going to marry. (even though I did see her friend sign the marriage endorsement document in front of me) Then towards the end of mediation her story changed into questioning if my friend signed our marriage endorsement. (which he also did in front of me)
Apparently her lawyer advised her to “TRY” this method for a quick n easy divorce even though she’s lying and even admitted to lying and taking her lawyers advice outside of the mediation room.
Maybe If I didn’t show up today it would have worked? She’s basically saying or marriage is not legal because both of our friends did not sign the marriage endorsement document. (even though they did)
Today I explained to the mediation I want to continue to try to work on the relationship in a positive way and keep it through better communication since a family emergency has come up back home and I need to visit a family member to take care of them and therefore am requesting time to work out and reconsider the divorce. I even typed up a document in English and Chinese that explained this requiring both our signatures. The mediator did not help or ask us to sign my document. Instead my mediator immediately scheduled a date with the court for the judge to hear the case of how our marriage might be an “illegal” marriage even though I know for a fact it’s not. My gut feeling is something’s fishy going on between my wife’s lawyer, the mediator, and the judge (possible bribing?) for an easy peasy divorce from illegal marriage case (even though its a 100% legal marriage) without us even being allowed time to "work out our differences and resume the relationship.
What I don’t understand is how this can even be legal, and what can I do about it and what will happen during the following scenarios below,
Scenario A. The judge trys to summons or friends who signed the endorsement but my friend can’t make it because he’s busy or left taiwan since we got married. My friend really did sign the endorsement and now the court would be trying top summons him. There is no 100% way to prove weather or not he signed, and just because he didn’t come to court does not mean that he didn’t sign.
Scenario B My wife calls up her friend that signed our endorsement in front of us and tells her to show up in court and lie, say she didn’t sign it. How can the court prove weather or not my wife’s friend is lying in collaboration with my wife? It seems like an easy way for my wife to cheat the system and win an “illegal” marriage case.
Scenario C Both my friend and my wife’s friend doesn’t show up to court and now it’s my word against hers.
All of the above scenarios do not seem legal, just, fair, accurate, or even justifiable means of questioning the legality of our marriage. Has anyone else been down this road before and can shed some light on the subject? Obviously if the judged sided with her and ruled the marriage “illegal” (even without proof that this could be true) Then she could simply remove me from the household registration document without my presence, something i’m worried about and need as i’m extending my ARC.
I feel I have been taken advantage of because i’m a foreigner and this whole situation feels corrupted. I thought the mediator was there for use to resolve this with positive communication, not fast track a court date for an “illegal” marriage case without any proof.
So Now I know the judge will most likely ask to summons our friends who signed the endorsement to court. My friend might be leaving the country soon, and her friend will most likely lie in court and say she didn’t sign it even though she did. And all in the meanwhile with my wife hoping I miss a court date with an automatic win verdict going towards her meaning all my time in Taiwan will have been “illegal” time since its based on the judges decision made without enough proof. I feel very frustrated the court could even do this, play this out there’s no way to prove anything and a 100% just legal marriage could be ruled “illegal” this has cutting corners/bribery written all over it.
Any suggestions? One idea was to get a lawyer who could request a change in judges.