My husband wants a divorce and I don’t and I can’t afford a divorce lawyer…help?
My husband wants to file for divorce stating marriage isn’t for him. He says this after 8 years together. We have a 6 year old daughter and another on the way. We were together for five years before getting married and in our state it counts as a common law marriage. I’m absolutely against getting a divorce and currently seeking counseling but he refuses to go to counseling. Now he’s filed online and I need a lawyer but I’m unemployed. Any advice?
8 Responses
tony_le12
03 Feb 2010
Davidica
03 Feb 2010
Represent yourself?
Thatshim
03 Feb 2010
Last summer I was sailing on the Long Island sound…….which is better than singing to trees. but would singing to my ——– make it grow.
GORGI
03 Feb 2010
depending on the state that you live in, he may be responsible for your legal fees since you’re unemployed
female
03 Feb 2010
you hsould be able to get one even if you can’t afford it but if not-just tell HIS lawyer when you see him that you deserve soo much more due to being married for EIGHT years and having children. Since you are the one who is willing to go to councling yet he is not there’s something else-tell the lawyer he wants out because he wants someone else, if it was truly just marriage he owuld be willing to see a counceler-tell him you want to go to court, the jugde will see in your favor!
Jery E
03 Feb 2010
so you believe the myth about commom law marriages huh? good luck with all that.
"TYRANT&quo
03 Feb 2010
Give him the divorce !
Get child support,and call it a day !!!
If you get a lawyer that;s all you will get anyway !!
So don’t waste your money !!!..or time !!
La Vie Boheme
03 Feb 2010
If he wants a divorce, why would you want to stay with him? I would give him what he wants and don’t contest it. I know that I wouldn’t want to be with a man that didn’t want to be with me.
well you can contest and not to sign,. and while you in court, explain your situation that you are single mother low income and you can not afford a lawyer. court either appointing you one or he have to pay lawyer fee for you.. you can also take him to child support and he have to pay support for both.