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Old 06-23-2008, 03:42 PM
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I live in tennessee and my husband just got out of ait. We are about to be getting a divorce. Hr has already taken away things from me and is trying to leave me with nothing. I am currently staying with his family who hate me and are extremely mean. I have no money to move me and my kids to somewhere new. No car, nothing. I need to know if i have any rights as to where something can be done about this. Is he allowed to just leave me with nothing? my closest family are 4,000 miles away and cant help me.. I dont know what to do
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Old 06-23-2008, 03:59 PM
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I live in tennessee and my husband just got out of ait. We are about to be getting a divorce. Hr has already taken away things from me and is trying to leave me with nothing. I am currently staying with his family who hate me and are extremely mean. I have no money to move me and my kids to somewhere new. No car, nothing. I need to know if i have any rights as to where something can be done about this. Is he allowed to just leave me with nothing? my closest family are 4,000 miles away and cant help me.. I dont know what to do
Make an appointment with an attorney. If you ask, you'll find that many of them offer the initial consultation free. This will at least help you to understand your rights.
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Old 06-23-2008, 05:31 PM
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4,000 miles away from tn? are they in canada or mexico? or some other country?
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Old 06-23-2008, 05:41 PM
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4,000 miles away from tn? are they in canada or mexico? or some other country?
silly- obviously the are in California by way of Ocean City!
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Old 06-23-2008, 05:47 PM
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4,000 miles away from tn? are they in canada or mexico? or some other country?
Maybe Alaska? However I don't even think that is 4000 miles.
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Old 06-23-2008, 06:20 PM
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I live in tennessee and my husband just got out of ait. We are about to be getting a divorce. Hr has already taken away things from me and is trying to leave me with nothing. I am currently staying with his family who hate me and are extremely mean. I have no money to move me and my kids to somewhere new. No car, nothing. I need to know if i have any rights as to where something can be done about this. Is he allowed to just leave me with nothing? my closest family are 4,000 miles away and cant help me.. I dont know what to do
What was accrued during the marriage? Are these HIS kids?

You have a right to half the marital assets AND half the marital debt. If you and he divorce owning nothing together, having acquired nothing but debt during the marriage, it MAY then be that he can have you leave the marriage with nothing.

We don't know the finances so cannot know based on what you posted if this is or is not equitable.

If you have custody of children between you, you can file for child support.
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Old 06-23-2008, 06:24 PM
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Maybe Alaska? However I don't even think that is 4000 miles.
4000 miles is Chicago to London.
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Old 06-23-2008, 06:26 PM
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4000 miles is Chicago to London.
Yes....but her english didn't sound british english vs american english....or even english as a second language.
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Old 06-23-2008, 06:29 PM
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Five Hundred Miles
Peter, Paul, and Mary

If you miss the train I'm on, you will know that I am gone.
You can hear the whistle blow a 100 miles.
A 100 miles, a 100 miles, a 100 miles, a 100 miles,
You can hear the whistle blow a 100 miles.

Lord I'm one, Lord I'm two, Lord I'm three, Lord I'm four,
Lord I'm five hundred miles away from home
500 miles, 500 miles, 500 miles, 500 miles,
Lord I'm five hundred miles away from home.

Not a shirt on my back, not a penny to my name,
Lord I can't go back home this a way.
This a way, this a way, this a way, this a way,
Lord I can't go back home this a way.

If you miss the train I'm on, you will know that I am gone.
You can hear the whistle blow a hundred miles.
A 100 miles, a 100 miles, a 100 miles, a 100 miles
You can hear the whistle blow a hundred miles.
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Old 06-23-2008, 11:35 PM
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I live in tennessee and my husband just got out of ait. We are about to be getting a divorce. Hr has already taken away things from me and is trying to leave me with nothing. I am currently staying with his family who hate me and are extremely mean. I have no money to move me and my kids to somewhere new. No car, nothing. I need to know if i have any rights as to where something can be done about this. Is he allowed to just leave me with nothing? my closest family are 4,000 miles away and cant help me.. I dont know what to do
You need to get the name of a local attorney from a friend or neighbor you can trust, or use the net to search for someone. Try to find out if there are any shelters or agencies nearby in case things get nasty. The financial situation can be reconstructed, and I wouldn't worry about the small stuff anyways. Just make sure you and the children are safe. Let the people you can trust know what is going on so they can check up on you. Good luck.
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