gbenavidez7
Junior Member
What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Texas
I have only been married for 20 months. I have 2 young children ages 7 and 2 (my husband is the father of my 2 year old son and my 7 year old daughter is from a previous relationship but I have sole custody). My husband and I bought our house 3 yrs ago however our mortgage is only under his name. My husband made me quit my job when our son was born so that I could take care of the kids. He also made me sell my car so that we could get a "family vehicle" (which is only under his name also). We also have 2 bank accounts that he refused to add my name to after our marriage. Now he has recently become both physically and verbally abusive to me and after alot of prayer I realize that my only option is divorce for the sake of my children. However I have no place to go, no job, no money and no childcare! I had, unknowingly at the time, given up everything for him and now I am left with nothing. So could you please tell me what my options are? Will I have any chance of getting the house in the divorce, and possibly spousal support in order to get back on my feet even though we have not been married very long? What is the Texas law in my case? What would be the first step I should take since I do not have access to any money to even hire legal advice? Please help me to get my life back for the sake of my children. Thank You.
I have only been married for 20 months. I have 2 young children ages 7 and 2 (my husband is the father of my 2 year old son and my 7 year old daughter is from a previous relationship but I have sole custody). My husband and I bought our house 3 yrs ago however our mortgage is only under his name. My husband made me quit my job when our son was born so that I could take care of the kids. He also made me sell my car so that we could get a "family vehicle" (which is only under his name also). We also have 2 bank accounts that he refused to add my name to after our marriage. Now he has recently become both physically and verbally abusive to me and after alot of prayer I realize that my only option is divorce for the sake of my children. However I have no place to go, no job, no money and no childcare! I had, unknowingly at the time, given up everything for him and now I am left with nothing. So could you please tell me what my options are? Will I have any chance of getting the house in the divorce, and possibly spousal support in order to get back on my feet even though we have not been married very long? What is the Texas law in my case? What would be the first step I should take since I do not have access to any money to even hire legal advice? Please help me to get my life back for the sake of my children. Thank You.