mia5 Posted March 1, 2014 Share Posted March 1, 2014 I've been married for 21 years. We recently seperated. After dealing with his alcoholism and abuse i made the decision to leave the house because the hysical abuse was getting out of hand to which point our teenage kids were getting involved. Ive asked to go to counseling and or to get some help, but he says he will never change. I know i can never continue with him if no change is made on his part. The years, the house,... Everything just hurts to loose just like that but i could not live no more the way we were. I left the house but because of financial restraints i cant take my kids with me so they stayed in the home with him, my kids are 15 and 18 and they were ok with that , they understand that their dad and i had to seperate. I go over when hes at work i cook, clean, pick my kids up and take them to school, i continue to help him with the bills and groceries. When he comes home i leave. He just served me with divorce papers has a lawyer and said he is getting a restraining order against me because i abodomed the home even though he knows why i left....my qustion is should i get a lawyer too? I know everything we have is community property and will be divided 50/50. But should i be worried....he said he got a lawyer because he does not want to pay me alimony or child support and wants to protect his financial assets. Link to post Share on other sites
Art_Critic Posted March 1, 2014 Share Posted March 1, 2014 (edited) mia, of course you should get a lawyer, you need someone other than him and his lawyer looking out for you. His lawyer will only look out for him no matter what he tells you. Please go get an attorney, you will find out that you have more power than you realize, a lot can happen in the 3 years left for the 15 year old. Edited March 1, 2014 by a LoveShack.org Moderator 1 Link to post Share on other sites
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