drug abuser in marriage

What is the name of your state?What is the name of your state? CA I have not filed for divorce yet. My husband is using drugs and we are separated (not legally). I make about 4 x his current salary. If this leads to divorce, how do I protect myself from palimony and child support payments? I would seek full custody of our child, but someone told me that I could still end up paying child support.

[Shay-Pari'e]

If you are granted full custody, you are not going to pay child support. The Alimony is a different issue, and it depends on different factors.

[I AM ALWAYS LIABLE]

Originally Posted by sdmom

What is the name of your state?What is the name of your state? CA I have not filed for divorce yet. My husband is using drugs and we are separated (not legally). I make about 4 x his current salary. If this leads to divorce, how do I protect myself from palimony and child support payments? I would seek full custody of our child, but someone told me that I could still end up paying child support.

My response:

Why are you throwing around terms like "Palimony" when you don't understand those terms?

You're also a druggie yourself. You knew he was a druggie. People don't marry druggies unless they, themselves, are druggies. Since you undoubtedly have a criminal record, the judge can, and most probably will, take your child away from both of you.

IAAL

I do not use or abuse drugs and have no criminal record. I had met with a lawyer briefly and he mentioned palimony so that is why I used that term. Regarding alimony - does it help to show a history of drug use, inconsistant work habits, that sort if thing (with regards to my spouse) when it comes to payment decisions? Or is it just based on number of years of marriage and the salaries of each party? If there is anything I can be doing now to protect myself, I'd like to do so.