False Accusation

I was visiting my daughter in Dallas, Texas recently.
She is going thru divorce case.
I am a Citizen of India.
To my surprise, during the visit, my son in law's Attorney gives me a letter saying I am being sued by my son in law on the grounds that he had given me
US$260,000.00 for Investments in India. He says I have cheated him.
He has not given me any money and no details are given in the notice.
A notice was given to me in person, when I had accompanied my daughter in connection with her Divorce case. No signature was also taken from me.
Since I was in Irving Texas, on a Visitor Visa for about 4 months, Do I come under the Jurisdiction of Dallas Court? Am I obliged to appear in Dallas Court?
Can they just give a notice like that? Can I file a suit on my son in law from India for the damages he has caused to my reputation? I do not know if he has become an American Citizen? Does this come under Money Laundering?
What are options available to me? I am a Senior Citizen aged (66+).

[Jagry]

False Accusation

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I was visiting my daughter in Dallas, Texas recently.
She is going thru divorce case.
I am a Citizen of India.
To my surprise, during the visit, my son in law's Attorney gives me a letter saying I am being sued by my son in law on the grounds that he had given me
US$260,000.00 for Investments in India. He says I have cheated him.
He has not given me any money and no details are given in the notice.
A notice was given to me in person, when I had accompanied my daughter in connection with her Divorce case. No signature was also taken from me.
Since I was in Irving Texas, on a Visitor Visa for about 4 months, Do I come under the Jurisdiction of Dallas Court? Am I obliged to appear in Dallas Court?
Can they just give a notice like that? Can I file a suit on my son in law from India for the damages he has caused to my reputation? I do not know if he has become an American Citizen? Does this come under Money Laundering?
What are options available to me? I am a Senior Citizen aged (66+).
I feel this is a game played by my son in law to hide all his money in view of my daughter's divorce case in progress & Texas Community Laws in Divorce. He has emptied my daughter's saving's account by withdrawing all the money from my daughter's account also within 10 to 15 days by drawing all money in cash which was a Joint a/c with him.
Kindly reply,
Jagry

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Originally Posted by Jagry False Accusation -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I was visiting my daughter in Dallas, Texas recently. She is going thru divorce case. I am a Citizen of India. To my surprise, during the visit, my son in law's Attorney gives me a letter saying I am being sued by my son in law on the grounds that he had given me US$260,000.00 for Investments in India. He says I have cheated him. He has not given me any money and no details are given in the notice. A notice was given to me in person, when I had accompanied my daughter in connection with her Divorce case. No signature was also taken from me. Since I was in Irving Texas, on a Visitor Visa for about 4 months, Do I come under the Jurisdiction of Dallas Court? Am I obliged to appear in Dallas Court? Can they just give a notice like that? Can I file a suit on my son in law from India for the damages he has caused to my reputation? I do not know if he has become an American Citizen? Does this come under Money Laundering? What are options available to me? I am a Senior Citizen aged (66+). I feel this is a game played by my son in law to hide all his money in view of my daughter's divorce case in progress & Texas Community Laws in Divorce. He has emptied my daughter's saving's account by withdrawing all the money from my daughter's account also within 10 to 15 days by drawing all money in cash which was a Joint a/c with him. Kindly reply, Jagry

Civil suits can be really cheesy sometimes. Anyone can sue anybody for anything now a days. Unfortunately this time its you.

Keep this in mind, he had to sign an affidavit with the court, swearing the charges were true. Now you must answer to them. If he was found to be lying, and you can prove this, or the court can prove he was dishonest in his affidavit he can be subject to purjury, and other civil actions you may take against him.

Your best bet is to obtain legal council and allow them to investiagte the outline of the complaint.

Even if he gets a judgment he has to go back through the courts in India if that is where you live and where your assets are.