Fraud, forgery in GA

Atlanta, GA Viewed 120 times. Posted 6 months ago in Fraud

I recently discovered that, in 2005, my wife's x husband may have altered the wording of a court document (a "QDRO") which changed the amount she received from his retirement account (from $40K to $20K) when they were divorced.

Questions:
1. Is that statute of limitations four years?
2. Or is it limitless because it was a fraud on the courts, too?
3. I just discovered this last month. Does that change the statute time?

Answers (1)

Alan James Brinkmeier

This attorney is licensed in Illinois. Posted 6 months ago.

I think the GA forgery statute says forgery is "knowingly and with the intent to defraud, making, altering, or possessing any writing that purports to be made by another person, at another time, with different provisions, or by authority of one who did not give such authority and utters and delivers such writing".

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No one can know what the record is in the case because online we cannot find out any details. What was or was not made part of the court record can have an impact on the limitation time I believe. You need to go over the details with a local lawyer in Atlanta.

Good luck to you.

God bless. I am in Chicago.

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