MY EX-HUSBAND ASKED ME TO SIGN FINAL DIVORCE PAPERS — THAT SAME NIGHT, I WAS SERVED WITH A LAWSUIT

So my ex, Daniel, called me out of the blue saying he just wanted to “finalize things peacefully.” He said all that was left was my signature on the divorce papers, and he’d bring them over that evening.

We hadn’t spoken in months since the split. Things ended badly, but I thought maybe he was turning a new leaf. He even brought coffee when he came by — my favorite, like old times. We laughed a little, talked about the dog we once had, and it almost felt… normal.

He handed me the papers. I skimmed, signed. Easy. He thanked me and left.

Two hours later, I hear a knock. It’s a man with a clipboard and a grim expression.
“I’m here to serve you,” he said.

I blinked. “What?”

He handed me a thick envelope. It was a lawsuit. Daniel was suing me for allegedly hiding assets during our marriage.

And guess what? He used the very papers I signed earlier — not just divorce forms, but documents with clauses I hadn’t seen — to support his claim.

Turns out he knew exactly what he was doing. That coffee? That fake peace offering? It was a setup.

I felt like a fool. I trusted him for ten minutes — and it cost me a fortune in legal fees.