Souless Posted December 2, 2011 Posted December 2, 2011 My wife and I, after a short 1-1/2 years, are getting divorced. This is our second divorce, the first one was three years ago and much less complicated. Back then we had no kids, no money and no property of real value but now we have two handsome boys, credit cards, amongst other things. We are not in a bitter fight trying to get our hands on anything and everything we have together, or so I thought. We came to terms on child custody and visitation hours and days. We already split all of our property, I took my stuff and she took hers. Everything was peaceful up until the money issue came up... She took out what little we had saved up in our savings account and left me with $23 to my name, on top of that she is suing for child support (Which I understand and agree) and Alimony. In Texas it is very difficult to get Alimony from your partner especially if you have not been married for 10 years and if there's no history of mental or physical abuse. She tells me that her lawyer sad there is a way for her to get Alimony even though I never abused her in any way and we weren't married for 10 years. I've already been served to appear in court as of yesterday, on top of that I gave her 80% of my last paycheck to help with rent and the kids which is almost double what child support would cost me bi-weekly. I was going to give her another $500 this coming check but I've been advised to NOT give her anymore money until it is court ordered. And in case you all are wondering, yes I document it by giving her money orders. I don't really understand how to respond to the court summon and I don't have the funds to hire a lawyer. On top of that it is stated on the documents that all of her lawyer fees are to be paid by ME. She gets paid slightly more than me but she just started her job. I just don't know what to do anymore. I have contacted some lawyers that work with low income families but they require a $2500 initial fee that I cannot afford. Have any of you had this experience before? If so how can I survive this financially without losing rights to my kids? Any help is greatly appreciated.
Josephina Posted December 3, 2011 Posted December 3, 2011 Give the lawyer the installments you would have given your ex. You need to protect yourself, as you've already stated/shown your willingness to look after the kids, but she wants more. *hugs* things get ugly when $ and kids are involved.
Tiberius Posted December 3, 2011 Posted December 3, 2011 How many more men will get taken to the cleaners, before they realize that you can be a happy family without marriage papers.
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