TheKevster
Junior Member
What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Florida (Spain and its laws might also be concerned)
Hi, first off I am not involved in my friends situation in any way other than just being a shoulder to cry on.
My friend is 20 years old, lives here in Florida, and came from Spain with her family around 2-3 years back. She married back in Spain and has been with her husband for I think around 3+ years. Her husband does not currently live in the U.S. and is not a U.S. citizen. She is also currently attending college here and that along with her relationships within our group of friends is really her only reason to be living right now. Her parents beat her for whatever reasons (she claims its because her father is a sexist douchebag that clings to old-world beliefs and that her mother is powerless to stop him, or she might not want to...). Her family loves her husband more than her and has been having recent conversations with him where he has expressed his opinion about the idea that my friend is cheating on him because she spends too much time away from her family where they can watch her every move. Her husband refuses to spend any money on my friend and her family is reluctant to. As far as I can tell, she has no desire to stay with him and it seemed to me that he is using her to gain citizenship. The biggest problem of all is that she desperately wants out of the situation, and if she were to take objection to either her family or her husband, she would be disowned and kicked out on the streets, no longer having a place to sleep and more importantly, not being able to attend college anymore. I'm wondering what she could possibly do to avoid that outcome, again keeping in mind that she wants to put as much distance as possible between her and her family, and probably husband. Is there any way she can divorce her husband without consequence, and stand up to her parents when they threaten to redact payments to the school?
Hi, first off I am not involved in my friends situation in any way other than just being a shoulder to cry on.
My friend is 20 years old, lives here in Florida, and came from Spain with her family around 2-3 years back. She married back in Spain and has been with her husband for I think around 3+ years. Her husband does not currently live in the U.S. and is not a U.S. citizen. She is also currently attending college here and that along with her relationships within our group of friends is really her only reason to be living right now. Her parents beat her for whatever reasons (she claims its because her father is a sexist douchebag that clings to old-world beliefs and that her mother is powerless to stop him, or she might not want to...). Her family loves her husband more than her and has been having recent conversations with him where he has expressed his opinion about the idea that my friend is cheating on him because she spends too much time away from her family where they can watch her every move. Her husband refuses to spend any money on my friend and her family is reluctant to. As far as I can tell, she has no desire to stay with him and it seemed to me that he is using her to gain citizenship. The biggest problem of all is that she desperately wants out of the situation, and if she were to take objection to either her family or her husband, she would be disowned and kicked out on the streets, no longer having a place to sleep and more importantly, not being able to attend college anymore. I'm wondering what she could possibly do to avoid that outcome, again keeping in mind that she wants to put as much distance as possible between her and her family, and probably husband. Is there any way she can divorce her husband without consequence, and stand up to her parents when they threaten to redact payments to the school?
