Q: My wife and I are separated not legally but living apart we have been since November 2012.
I have been trying to get her to sign dissolution paperwork for years. I pay child support but I haven't been able to for a couple of months due to being unemployed. She has now told me which I have text evidence of that she will not sign the paperwork till I pay the child support. This sounds like extortion to me. What should I do?
A: Use the Find a Lawyer tab to retain a local family law attorney to prepare and file as a divorce. That does not need her to sign. The divorce process will proceed whether or not she participates.
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