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I am tired of supporting my husband financially

 
 
Reply Thu 1 Dec, 2016 03:02 am
I was a widow with 2 kids for 5 years til I met my husband 4 years ago through a friend.When I was single, I was doing very well bringing up 2 kids, holidays abroad, comfortable house and free of debts.
My stable life was threatened when I lost my job. That was when I met my husband. He promised to care for us.
I was insecure and quickly tied the knot 3 months after knowing him. The greatest mistake of my life.
He lost his job just before marriage but reassured me he has a big project coming his way. Months turned to years the project has not taken off and he has no job.
I paid for everything in the house, kids and him. Got a car for him so that he can find work. Now I am full of his debts and still paying for everything. It has been 4 years now. I have checked and it was true he has a project but it has not taken off yet. I am not a bad person. I can go through hardship with him provided he does not shout vulgarity , being rude at me. We have been sleeping apart for months now. There is nothing I can talk to him without arguing.
I thought about divorce everyday.
My conflict is, I am worry that if I insisted on a divorce now , when his project takes off I get nothing.He always threaten me by that.
Should I insist a divorce or wait till he gets his money and pays off my dept which I believe he will if he has the money provided we are still married.
To wait..I do not know for how long more I can stand . It has been 4 years and I have no savings at all. Kindly advise anyone . Please.


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Reply Thu 1 Dec, 2016 08:14 am
@Rina Scott,
Talk to a competent divorce lawyer in your jurisdiction. Yes, be prepared to shell out some money for a consultation (sometimes initial consultations are free or are low cost, but be prepared in case you have to pay something). Ask him or her these exact questions. Find out whether your state is a community property state and anything else about assets and potential future assets and how they are split (or not) in case of divorce.

And even if you would get nothing, give it, I would say, three more months and no more, and then leave no matter what is happening with his big project. Because I am thinking if the world didn't want his electric spaghetti twirler last year, or if he was too lazy to get it to work, then that invention or project or whatever it is - it won't happen in 2017, either.
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