Obsessed with the Past and Ceasing to Advance – Lawyer Ainan Geng Awarded a Banner for Recovering All Loans from Client’s Husband

Do the loans between a couple need to be repaid? Recently, a divorce case represented by Lawyer Ainan Geng of Jiali Law Firm was settled through mediation. Although the husband insisted that the RMB 350,000 he borrowed from Ms. Lin and her mother during the marriage was a joint debt, with the efforts of Ainan Geng and Auxiliary Counsel Guiyun Xiao , Ms. Lin finally recovered all the loans and obtained custody of their child.
 
Ms. Lin and her husband fell in love at first sight and married a month later. After the wedding, due to a serious personality clash between the couple, they often argued over trifling matters and became distrustful of each other. When their baby was one year old, Ms. Lin and her husband quarrelled again over a garment and decided to separate.
 
In July 2019, Ms. Lin entrusted Jiali Law Firm to obtain custody of their child and recover two loans made by herself and her mother to her husband. After accepting the entrustment, Lawyer Ainan Geng had a detailed conversation with Ms. Lin in which she learned that Ms. Lin still had feelings for her husband and hoped to force him to return to the family via a lawsuit for repayment. After knowing these circumstances, Lawyer Geng and Auxiliary Counsel Guiyun Xiao filed the divorce proceedings immediately while contacting the husband to convey Ms. Lin's appeal.
 
Lawyer Geng learned that the husband had borrowed a total of RMB 350,000 from Ms. Lin and her mother due to personal pre-marital debts and house decoration and that he had signed two IOUs. During the first session, the husband made up his mind to divorce and insisted that the loan of RMB 350,000 was a joint debt. Considering Ms. Lin's emotional appeal, with her permission, Attorney Ainan Geng contacted the husband and judge several times to express Ms. Lin's desire for mediation while actively preparing evidence for the trial.
 
In this case, Ms. Lin's most significant dilemma was that she was still obsessed with the past and had repeatedly been too emotional to restrain herself from mentioning her husband. During the service, Attorney Ainan Geng and Auxiliary Counsel Guiyun Xiao kept Ms. Lin company, enlightened her in the psychological and legal aspects, helped her to recognise her inner needs and move on from the past, and strove for her best interests.
 
Eventually, with the help of Attorney Geng and Auxiliary Counsel Guiyun Xiao , Ms. Lin reached a settlement with her husband, obtained custody of their child and recovered the full amount of RMB 350,000. After the case was settled, Ms. Lin had a banner made to thank Attorney Geng and Auxiliary Counsel Guiyun Xiao for their help.
 
Lawyer Ainan Geng has strong empathy and communication skills, enabling her to handle relationships among clients, judges and lawyers in order to promote the progress of a case. In this case, Ainan Geng concluded that, in the face of a failed marriage, many clients become obsessed with the past and even steer themselves into a dead end, causing them physical and mental harm. In fact, it is not a failure to forget the past. Forget what should be forgotten, and then you can be relaxed physically and mentally, and strive for future happiness. Family affairs are no trivial matter. Lawyer Ainan Geng hopes to help her clients fight for their best interests and rebuild their confidence in marriage with her rigorous and positive attitude.