Legal Question in Family Law in New York

Divorce & Spousal Support

I am still legally married to my husband, we are not legally separated, and we do not live together. I left him back in September 2008 on grounds of dishonesty, mental & emotional abuse, constant false accusations of infidelity, and he forged my signature on a document that I got stuck w/ the debt. The deed to our house was in both our names, but the mortgage and home equity line of credit was in mine, I also had credit card debt. I filed for bankruptcy because I could not afford to pay it all back. And the house was foreclosed on.

I recently found out that he has a girlfriend. Does that count and infidelity on his part since we are still legally married?

We have no children together, although he has a son from a previous relationship. I helped him raise his son. I was a homemaker for 2 1/2-3 yrs of our 4 1/2yr marriage. Do I qualify for Spousal Support even though I left him? He does earn a lot more income than I do. And should we get a legal seperation?

I know that he can filed for divorce on grounds of abandonment against me after we have not been living together for a year, will that effect me if getting or not getting spousal support from him?

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