Legal Question in Family Law in Florida

On the brink of suicide... please help.

I'm in the middle of very complicated dilemma that's happening in my life at the moment. I'm 41 year old married female (been married for 19 years) with 3 children (two of which are under 10). I'm very depressed and confused.

My husband is manipulative liar who uses people for his benefit, and i've had enough. I don't have any feelings for my husband anymore. We don't sleep in the same bed, and we haven't had sex in years. It's gotten to the point where he doesn't allow me to eat his food anymore. I'm constantly avoiding him, because everytime we confront, we argue, and our kids absorb the negative energy.

For my own welfare and happiness, i've been seeing another person. He thratens me that he has some private investigator who's recording what we do, and that he'd use this as evidence to attain custody of my kids in court somehow.

Instead of helping me out, he injects fear into me of future instability. I just want to come to an agreement somehow, but he's completely closed to any advice or negotiations. He says I have to leave I don't know what to do anymore.

What can i do to better myself; to escape this misery? Should i just leave the house with my children? Woouldn't that be abandonment? please help.


Asked on 11/26/06, 3:22 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
David Slater David P. Slater, Esq.

Re: On the brink of suicide... please help.

Florida is a no fault stte and you can obtain a divorce based upon irrerconcilable difficulties. The issues of marital distribution of assets, alimony and support and child custody will then have to be determined. The court will look into the best interests of the child. Good luck.

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Answered on 11/26/06, 3:28 pm


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