Q: Question on financial compensation
I have been married 3 years. Never really lived with my husband due to a multitude of lies & excuses however, during our marriage, he has officially lived with two different women and had children with these women and has used his money earned from his job to support these households - we've never had a joint account and he recently has purchased a vehicle with one of these woman as a co-signer and we are still legally married and no divorce has been filed...yet. Since FL is a no fault state, do I have any recourse to try to get any financial compensation during the divorce for him using all of his money to support other households? I do have child support that I receive but other than that, he has used his monies during our marriage to support these women and other households.
A: There is a legal concept called dissipation of marital assets. It may be possible for you to recover half of what he spent on non-marital expenses such as other women, cars, etc. Speak with a local family lawyer for more specific advice.
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