I have a cheating Husband that has left me with our two small children and has moved to Maryland. he hardly ever calls the children. doesn't help support them at all. I am working like a slave to keep afloat. I cannot afford a lawyer but was told that there was a way I could purchase a kit and reprsent myself . Please help if you can and also pray for me and my babies.
Help with Divorce!
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sweetcakes14
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My prayers are with you! Stay strong!
Paris Belle
Active Member
Try to contact a local Legal Aid society. They might be able to help you. Also, try any local law schools. There might be a law school clinic or a law professor (lawyer) willing to help you pro bono. HTH.
Cowgirl
New Member
My prayers are with you and your babies. Keep strong and trust in God, He will see you through. And yes, there is a "Do it Yourself Divorce Kit", that you can use to file for your own divorce. Which is exactly what I used to file for mine over 10 years ago. You can normally find them at most book stores. I think I got mine at Borders. It was a book that explained how to file and also included all the forms. I also did a lot of reasearch on the internet and also went to the family court law library in my city just to read up on some procedures about going to court etc... Also, since I was no longer in communication with my ex-husband and could not "did not" want to locate him to serve him the papers, I had to go to the law library and figure out how to serve someone with a public notice. Anyway, just make sure your state allows for "Pro Se" divorces and it's not that hard to do.
Also, I did not fill out the forms in the book. I retyped them myself using the forms in the book as a guideline. I think I still have them either on my old computer or a diskette somewhere (yeah, a diskette, this was 10 years ago LOL). If you want them PM me and I will try to find them and email them to you. I will just have to change the names to protect the innocent and the ignorant.
Also, I did not fill out the forms in the book. I retyped them myself using the forms in the book as a guideline. I think I still have them either on my old computer or a diskette somewhere (yeah, a diskette, this was 10 years ago LOL). If you want them PM me and I will try to find them and email them to you. I will just have to change the names to protect the innocent and the ignorant.
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BronzedGoddess
New Member
Laws vary from state to state but you should speak to someone because your husband can be charged with abandonment because has left your children and is not helping to support them. Check into it even if nothing comes out of it, it will be on file to help your divorce case.
ClassicChic
Well-Known Member
LIke Bronzed said, check with the laws in your state. If it is simple you should be able to do it your self. However when there is property and assests( investments, bank accounts, 401k accounts) involved then it can be sticky and complicated. Also be sure to address the custody and visitation issue. Unfortunately it sounds like he may not be interested but thats his loss. But make sure you seek child support. He may run from his responsiblilties but he cannot hide forever. Oh and also see if you can require him to carry life insurance with the children as beneficiares(sp). That way if something happens to him the children are taken care of financially. This can be done where I live. Good luck. Oh pray everything will work out.
oglorious1
Mixologist
Try this website....www.divorcecentral.com I hope everything works out well for you and your children
brickhouse
Well-Known Member
I am sorry to hear about you marriage. I also divorced my husband in 2002 because not only did he cheat, he also had the nerve to physcially abused me. Now he calls constantly and last week he ask me to remarry him. Can you say psycho. Anywho I went to legal aid but because I made to much and did not have any kids they gave me a sliding fee. I also went to the Barnes and Nobles and purchase a divorce book for the state of Ga. You could probably get it at your local library or research it online. Most state have that info availabe online. I was glad that I did my on research because the lawyer they referred me to did not know anything. I mean literally I had to tell her what to include in my divorce decree based on the book. I could have filed myself and saved $300. It doesn't matter because I charged it to my ex visa card.
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Stylepink
Guest
Be tough and hang in there. Its a frustrating process but it will be okay. Get incontact with legal aid to help you out. I will keep you in my prayers
ms_kenesha
New Member
I'm going to pray for you and your children, since I have no divorce advice to give.
I'm not too knowledgeable...but I have seen some commercials for a service called "We the People" it's suppose to be a low fee legal service designed to help people file legal paperwork w/o the expensive fees. I don't know how good it is though since I have no experience with this service. But maybe you can google it up or one of the ladies here knows something about it. Good luck and you will make it. I'm a single mom and I figured out a while ago that sometimes you really are better off if that person disappears.
brickhouse
Well-Known Member
Val please feel free to pm if you need moral support or you just want to talk. I have been there and it is not easy. I will be praying for you and your family.
