See a bankruptcy attorney to check eligibility. (This is a Q&A forum)

The big picture would be that you are bringing in an immigrant husband, and your mother is swearing that she will financially sponsor him so that he will not become a public charge. It would be done by I-864A, but consult with an attorney for details.

Getting a nonimmigrant visitor visa with an immigrant intent to adjust status after entry into US, is not legal.

Consider consular processing or K visa.

Based on just "entered US on visitor visa 8 years ago, which already expired," she would be subject to 10 year bar when she leaves US, so she will need a waiver of that bar, but there is nothing that can be done unless there is more to the story.

Approved I-130 petition only means that the beneficiary could apply for a green card. With just an approved petition, when she will get a green card is unknown, and if she really will get a green card is also unknown.

She could visit and leave if she can get a nonimmigrant visa in the mean time.

Your 11-month trip may not have broken the required continuous residence, if you can provide proper evidence.

Assuming that you also met all the other requirements, you could be eligible for naturalization in the 5 years' time.

Without a divorce decree or at least a separation agreement, she is still your spouse and she is technically eligible to make claims for your assets. (Which means you could also technically claim rights to her out-of-state house). I recommend consulting with a lawyer and also getting a divorce.

One cannot stop the other from pursuing a divorce.

As a homemaker with no employment, living in brother's house, you could get some alimony.

But alimony amount is determined by many factors such as husband's income, duration of marriage, health, education, financial... View More

If she owned the house before the marriage, then it is a separate property (hers alone), generally not subject to equitable distribution.

As for maintenance, many factors (income difference, duration of marriage, current lifestyle, health, age, etc.) will be considered, but my guess is that... View More

"Mailing a divorce" does not make sense, and I'm guessing that your husband mailed you the summons with notice. If he wants to stop the divorce that he already started, he can just discontinue the divorce action by filing such stipulation. Or he could do nothing, and wait for the... View More

Custody issues are very important, since it is not just about the grown ups but also the child, who does not get a say and will have the decisions made for him/her. Thus such decisions cannot be so easily or quickly made, and it could take some time.

I cannot say what is normal for a... View More

Even if conditional green card holder and the US citizen spouse were to divorce before removing the conditions, so long as the marriage can be proven to be in good faith, conditions can still be removed by the divorced green card holder. Thereafter, the permanent resident can also apply for... View More

If you are looking for ways to shorten the general wait time, there really isn't much that can be done to expedite that process you described in your question.

Uncontested divorce means that agreements are in place for all divorce matters (dividing marital property, any maintenance or child support, etc.). One could start with contested divorce, but settle along the way, and end up as uncontested divorce; and one could start "uncontested" but... View More

Generally, any New York-licensed attorney can represent a client in any New York courts.

Also, people can choose to start the divorce in any consented county (that is, you can get your divorce from Richmond County although you were married and living in New York County).

Your... View More