Q: Can my husband withhold money from the children and I while we are living in different states? He is in the Army.
We live in Maine while he is posted in Hunter Army Air Field, Savanna Georgia. He has been sending us two allotments, one on the 1st and one on the 15th, for the past 2.5 years. Now he has taken out the second allotment, saying that his commanding officers told him he is only required to send us about $700 each month and that I have to ask for any more money that I might need. The checkbook I use up here to manage the household is a joint account and some of his bills, such as college loans and car insurance are paid with it. I need $2500 just to pay all the bills that come out of this checkbook. I am a stay home parent of 3 special needs children while receiving treatment for a mental illness myself. He says that he will not change the allotment back to what it was before. What are my rights and obligations, and what can I do? What are his rights and obligations, and what can he do?
A: Talk to the commanding officer to verify that your husband was accurate when he related what the C.O. said. Assuming this is true, you don't appear to have much choice but to sue your husband for separation or divorce, including child support and perhaps alimony.
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