Q: My husband and I were recently arrested for DV. We were both issued no contact orders. As soon as he got out he threw
our 17 yr old daughter out and told her to live with me. Problem is only money. I lost my job in January. I am mentally a mess from the mental and emotional abuse I endured for 24 yrs but trying to find a job. My husband receives SSID and hid it for several months before moving out. He just went to another hearing and was awarded back disability in which he agreed to pay me $5000 (i have it recorded and in a texr) He now receives money for my daughter but I can't contact him. I know he is using this time to hide whatever he can. He told me he had filed for divorce in which we were going to file uncontested. But the attorney said he never filed. He also does have other sources of income that he does not report but I can easily prove. I can't put food on the table please give me a place to start.
A: I would suggest filing your own divorce and not wait for him to do it. It also doesn't sound like you have an uncontested divorce so I probably wouldn't wait for that either. If after you get it started, you two reach an agreement that is fine but I would still get it started.
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