Legal Question in Family Law in Florida
I am writing this on behalf of a UK family member who was married to a US citizen (propery developer) for over the past 10 years. She had a green card and shared a joint home in the UK and US with her husband. They shared a 1 joint bank account (the rest including his business account was in his name only) in which she had access to (she was given a monthly allowance). The agreement was that although she remained a 'houswife' and 'carer' she did work in a official capacity for the husbands' business as a interior decorator and assisting where needed.
On the breakdown of the marriage the bank account was emptied and access denied by the husband (by saying his bank card had been stolen) which left the wife with absolutley no money for bills/food etc. The husband stopped paying the UK mortgage leaving the wife in financial difficulty having to try and source social security assistance in the UK (bearing in mind the husband is a wealthy property developer).
The divorce has been dealt with in the US (Florida) but as the wife was unable to gain legal assistance and unable to attend the court in the US due to having no income or job he divorce results have been a nightmare. This has left the wife in a desperate situation -absolultey nothing given to her by the court.
I understand that non marital assets are set aside however how can assets gained after a marriage be given soley to the husband and indeed the wife penilised for not attending the court?
The court has also stated that a response was not recieved from the wife yet we have proof to say the court did receive (they respnded back to us, stamping the document).
The only asset which seems to have not been included (although they have asked her to vacate the property by the 1st of March which has left her visably distraught) is the UK one. Can this still be dealt with in the US or will this asset need to be dealt with in the UK?
also is there any assistance we can get in regards to contesting the US results?
1 Answer from Attorneys
Your (or her) problem is that she has not had any legal advice or representation and is at a disadvantage in the process. She really needs to retain a lawyer; if she is unable to do so then things will likely not turn out well, particularly since she is in the UK.
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