Q: What recourse do I have because my partner has been financially, emotionally and psychologically abusing me for six year
He convinced me to sell my house in brooklyn and now the money is gone and I owe the IRS. He makes me feel worthless and blames me for everything, I am severely depressed and have anxiety disorder because of all this. I feel like I can't do anything.
A: You really need to retain an experienced matrimonial attorney with extensive domestic violence trial experience to obtain a Final Restraining Order against him. With modern technology, you can be represented by any high-quality attorney in New Jersey irrespective of geography. Pick the best attorney you can find and remember one rule: a good attorney is generally never cheap, and a cheap attorney is generally never good so don't choose based on price.
A: The answer is that you start off meeting with a divorce lawyer to divorce him and move on with your life. During your meeting with the divorce lawyer, you then detail all of his bad actions to determine if you have any other recourse against him as part of the divorce ( and whether he has liability as a result of the sale of your home).
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