What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Washington. I lived with a man for 22.5 years; had 3 girls by him and a son of my own before this relationship in question. It was a very turbulent relationship. I liquidated my two 401K's to keep us from homelessness, and endured tremendous yelling and screaming and negative insults from him on a daily basis down to how I cooked dinner in front of the kids. Every friday was a total nightmare with him coming in from work and upon drinking, starting in on my son for things as small as how he didn't answer a question right. Now matter what way I turned, I was wrong and always shot down. The abuse began very early in the relationship until I felt broken inside. I finally gained the courage to leave him without the children, because throughout the relationship, he threatened that I was never allowed to take the kids. So, I left them with them because I had to get away and heal myself first and I had no where to live. I haven't asked for anything for fear that I had no right. He kept me on his insurance from his job, I kept him 22.5 years on mine. He has now decided to take me off and I believe I deserve the right to that. He wouldn't let me drive; complained about what friends I did have so I wouldn't associate with them and even constantly started arguments about the job I had cause I worked around men. I was a tailor in a department store so I quit cause I couldn't take the stress anymore. Do I have any rights? It has been 5.5 yeats since I left.
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