Man Takes Legal Action Against Ex-Wife For ‘Inappropriate’ Notes On Alimony Payments

Note: This story is being republished; it originally made headlines in December 2015.

A woman from New Jersey is facing a lawsuit from her former husband for allegedly writing derogatory remarks on the alimony checks she sends him.

Francis J. Wagner Jr., 61, has filed a lawsuit against his ex-wife, claiming that her notes on the $186 weekly alimony checks are negatively impacting his emotional and physical well-being, according to the Daily Record.

“I can write anything I want on the memo line; it’s my note,” stated Diane Wagner, 57. “I was the one who suffered in that marriage. What more does he want from me? I send him payments without fail.”

Diane recounted that her ex-husband’s drinking during their ten-year marriage led her to seek a divorce. Since he relies on Social Security and Disability, and she couldn’t afford a trial, she agreed to pay him $744 a month in spousal support for six years to finalize the divorce. Currently undergoing cancer treatment, Diane struggles to meet the alimony payments and had her request for a reduction denied.

While she consistently mailed the payments, a friend informed her about a post on the Facebook page of Trautmann & Trautmann law firm. The post featured one of Diane’s checks, captioned, “Alimony for the man!” It highlighted her disdain for paying her ex-husband $800 per month for the six years as spousal support.

Diane expressed her distress upon discovering her private matters shared online, stating, “Finding out my personal life was posted caused me a lot of stress.”

Following this, she received a letter from the law firm claiming her notes were causing their client significant emotional distress and had contributed to his recent heart attacks.

After receiving the cease-and-desist letter, the lawsuit claims Diane began writing the acronym FOAD on the checks, which stands for a vulgar expression.

Sources: Daily Record, Trautmann & Trautmann, LLC on Facebook