Q: What am I legally responsible for if wife wants a divorce and is spending all her time away from the home, not respondin
Found out my wife was having an affair mid Oct. Said she wants a divorce, and is spending all her time away from the house and our kids, including my stepdaughter, and nephew that is living with us now. I have been financially responsible for most everything during our 10yr marriage. I've paid all the necessitates, Mortgage, power, gas, car insurance.., and the luxuries, cable, internet. I'm out of money for the month and she says I need to give her gas money...
A: Right now neither of you have any specific financial obligations to the other except to provide basic support as needed. If you want to set forth specific responsibilities, then you can file for dissolution and ask for a temporary orders hearing with regards to child and spousal support and allocation of parental responsibilities. The Court generally likes to see payments as status quo pending permanent orders, however that is not always entirely possible if people separate and create a new household within the marriage.
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