The emotional side of a divorce is one of the hardest things to deal with during proceedings. When animosity or complex feelings come out during the legal portion of the divorce, the proceedings become more complicated than they already are. Sometimes this is unavoidable; sometimes a former spouse actively makes a divorce difficult; but in all cases, divorce is a stressful time.

This context is important to consider in the case of a now-divorced New York man who is suing a photography studio for pictures and video that were taken at his wedding. While these types of lawsuits do happen after a wedding ceremony, this one stands out because the man is demanding that the studio pay to recreate his wedding in order to obtain missed or "flawed" pictures.

In order to do that, his ex-wife will have to but her gown on and walk down the aisle again - even though she may not live in the country anymore. The couple filed for divorce in 2008, with the process reaching completion in 2010. The man does not know the whereabouts of his ex-wife, but believes she returned to her native country of Latvia after the divorce.

The man claims that the studio took pictures in front of mirrors, which reflected the flash, and that the photographers left the wedding 45 minutes early. "I need to have the wedding recreated exactly as it was so that the remaining 15 percent of the wedding that was not shot can be shot," he said. "So we would need to recreate everything to complete that."

The unusual nature of this lawsuit has drawn much ire from many New Yorkers, and a Manhattan state Supreme Court justice was critical of the man's intent to go forward with the lawsuit during a ruling last year. Is the man's goal to get better photographs of his wedding? Or is he trying to find out where his ex-wife has gone?

The story itself serves as a reminder how a divorce can lead to extreme behavior. Whether it is an emotional response or a physical one, when your ex-wife or ex-husband acts in an outlandish manner, discuss the situation with an attorney. You can learn what sort of action you can take against your former spouse, and your legal representative can help protect you from any legal recourse brought upon you by your former partner.

Source: Claims Journal, "Divorced New York Man Sues Over Wedding Pics," Jennifer Peltz, Jan. 12, 2012