Put your assets in a family trust and plead poverty.
Intersting thought. There is a small business involved so would have to investigate the options there. Might be a very good suggestion. He’s relatively young and many earning years ahead of him.
The original divorce went quickly, splitting the childs time (baby at the time) ramping up to 50/50 after a couple of years. But now, the meddling mother in law is pushing buttons and now has all these “professionals” involved under false alligations. Same old, same old.... If I had to bet I’d say she has possible “spoken” privately to some of the so called independant professionals on the side.