> An hour later I was contacted by my attorney who informed me that Rich had shot himself earlier in the morning.
> So. There it is.
His other ex and I got to tell our children that their father died without saying goodbye to them, or that he loved them, or to my knowledge, left a note for them.
This rubs me the wrong way. Also the countless posts dissing someone who committed suicide.
divorce court absolutely can make the determination that there was domestic violence in their ruling. it simply doesn't have criminal implications.
there is very frequently different outcome in civil suits vs criminal suits. where you're found guilty of something in a civil court but innocent in criminal.
