Legal Question in Family Law in New Jersey
desperate what can I do
I have been seperated for 4 years i cannot afford to file for divorce my husband will not file. We seperated because of his temper and his drinking. He see our kids ever other weekend and pays support. He took the kids this weekend and went to NYC on the train, he went to dinner and had 4 beers and another drink. I feel bad the kids had to witness this.
I really dont want the kids to be with him unsupervised, anything could have happened including one of the kids having an asthma attack . What recourse do I have? I cant work full time because of the children and the few hours a week i do does not provide enough for me to survive.
He remortgaged our house before he left and now I am stuck with a sky high mortgage payment, that prior to this was almost payed off. I dont know where to turn.
How can I ensure that my children will be safe. my husband took the regular phone out of the house and will not answer his cell to me. I got the kids a cell so that I can keep in touch with them.
My husband has a very good job and makes very good money, while I am left with his leftover bills and.
Does anyone have a suggestions, of what I can do.
Pleas
Thak you in advance.
1 Answer from Attorneys
Re: desperate what can I do
You clearly understand what you need to do: get a divorce, get a court order for child custody to you and for child support, ask for alimony, ask for a division of all assets (dont forget his pension as well as house, bank accounts etc).
You need a lawyer to get this done. If this really is your situation, then you need to get to a lawyer now, immediately. do not delay. you are hurting your kids as well as yourself.
Find an attorney who does a lot of divorce work, who is not too far from you. You should be prepared to find some way to pay the attorney, although the attorney will ask the Court to make your husband pay you back for attorney fees and costs.
Dont delay. Delay does not help you or your kids. Keep looking for a lawyer, even if you get turned down by lawyers who want more money than you can easily afford. Keep looking until you find one who will help you and who is experienced and knows what he/she is doing.
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