What is the name of your state? PA
I hope someone out there can help my Aunt. She remarried six years ago and is now in a nightmare. She had divorced after 22 years of marriage, and had come out with a tidy sum. She dated her current husband for awhile and then married him. He convinced her to put the home they built in his name , because of tax reasons - he was in the real estate business at the time and acted like he knew everything. My whole family was against her doing this , but she was used to her former husband making the financial decisions, and just went along with what he said. Soon after he left his job to write a book and has not worked in 6 years. During this time my aunt has paid all the bills on the home which only had a very small morgage. She opened an in home business, because she was a seamstress in the past, and purchased thousands and thousands of dollars of sewing and embroidery equipment. He was very pro this 6 years ago, because it meant more money. She has a business liscence and tax number, so the in home business is in her name. She also purchased a car and a truck back then, and also foolishly put them in his name, because he wanted them on his insurance carrier and told her it would be easier that way.
Over the years this man has become more and more controlling. He started limiting her contact with family members and not allowing visitors. I live on the west coast,but my parents live 3 hours from her and he made it very clear that he didn't want them to visit anymore. Well, my aunt came to visit me a month ago, and upon her return she found her home up for sale. Her spouse informed her 1) he is a realtor again 2) he has met someone else 3) he is selling "his" house 4) he has closed her business, since he won't allow anyone on the property anymore. He disconnected the phone line and had all mail sent to his relative's home. It took my aunt 4 trips to the post office and 2 weeks before she statred getting her mail again. After all these years she finally realizes who she is married to.Her savings is down to hardly anything anymore. She has since learned that this man has 30k dollars in credit cars debt-she is not on his cards. She has also learned that he has taken not 1 but 2 more morgages out on the home. He is constantly threatning to change the locks and kick her out of the house. She is afraid to stay in the home because of his threats, but she is also afraid to leave. She went to the police one day and was told just threatning her life was not enough, she actually had to be hit or beat up. When she returned that day she came home to him selling her personal belongings- clothes, perfume, etc. on the lawn in a make shift garage sale. My aunt has serious carpal tunnel from the sewing all these years, and needs help moving her things out of the home, but she is not sure where to go or what to do. Her husband told her he will not allow any friends, family or moving people in the home to help her. To make matters worse (if that is possible) he is not paying any of the bills on the home with these loans he has taken and now she refuses to do so also, because she realizes she has been conned. He is trying to gather as much money as possible to leave the area with his new lady friend. What will happen to my aunt? She went to a lawyer and they said file for divorce, but if he puts so much debt on the property will it be worth fighting for? Is there any way she can put a lien on the property to stop him from taking anymore debt out? If she decides to leave can he keep her belongings? All the furniture is hers and the business equipment. Can she be allowed help moving? Can he take her car? What about the threats on her life? She has been told by him that she can disappear, and know one will look at him, because he is much older than her and a respected member of the community.Is there anything out there that can be done? I know she must get a lawyer,but she will need a good one and she has no close friends or family in the immediate area to reccomend a good one. I am thinking about flying out from CA, but my husband works 2 jobs and I would have to bring my 3 kids with me , stay with my parents and drive 3 hours back and forth to be near her. Anybody out there PLEASE HELP!!
I hope someone out there can help my Aunt. She remarried six years ago and is now in a nightmare. She had divorced after 22 years of marriage, and had come out with a tidy sum. She dated her current husband for awhile and then married him. He convinced her to put the home they built in his name , because of tax reasons - he was in the real estate business at the time and acted like he knew everything. My whole family was against her doing this , but she was used to her former husband making the financial decisions, and just went along with what he said. Soon after he left his job to write a book and has not worked in 6 years. During this time my aunt has paid all the bills on the home which only had a very small morgage. She opened an in home business, because she was a seamstress in the past, and purchased thousands and thousands of dollars of sewing and embroidery equipment. He was very pro this 6 years ago, because it meant more money. She has a business liscence and tax number, so the in home business is in her name. She also purchased a car and a truck back then, and also foolishly put them in his name, because he wanted them on his insurance carrier and told her it would be easier that way.
Over the years this man has become more and more controlling. He started limiting her contact with family members and not allowing visitors. I live on the west coast,but my parents live 3 hours from her and he made it very clear that he didn't want them to visit anymore. Well, my aunt came to visit me a month ago, and upon her return she found her home up for sale. Her spouse informed her 1) he is a realtor again 2) he has met someone else 3) he is selling "his" house 4) he has closed her business, since he won't allow anyone on the property anymore. He disconnected the phone line and had all mail sent to his relative's home. It took my aunt 4 trips to the post office and 2 weeks before she statred getting her mail again. After all these years she finally realizes who she is married to.Her savings is down to hardly anything anymore. She has since learned that this man has 30k dollars in credit cars debt-she is not on his cards. She has also learned that he has taken not 1 but 2 more morgages out on the home. He is constantly threatning to change the locks and kick her out of the house. She is afraid to stay in the home because of his threats, but she is also afraid to leave. She went to the police one day and was told just threatning her life was not enough, she actually had to be hit or beat up. When she returned that day she came home to him selling her personal belongings- clothes, perfume, etc. on the lawn in a make shift garage sale. My aunt has serious carpal tunnel from the sewing all these years, and needs help moving her things out of the home, but she is not sure where to go or what to do. Her husband told her he will not allow any friends, family or moving people in the home to help her. To make matters worse (if that is possible) he is not paying any of the bills on the home with these loans he has taken and now she refuses to do so also, because she realizes she has been conned. He is trying to gather as much money as possible to leave the area with his new lady friend. What will happen to my aunt? She went to a lawyer and they said file for divorce, but if he puts so much debt on the property will it be worth fighting for? Is there any way she can put a lien on the property to stop him from taking anymore debt out? If she decides to leave can he keep her belongings? All the furniture is hers and the business equipment. Can she be allowed help moving? Can he take her car? What about the threats on her life? She has been told by him that she can disappear, and know one will look at him, because he is much older than her and a respected member of the community.Is there anything out there that can be done? I know she must get a lawyer,but she will need a good one and she has no close friends or family in the immediate area to reccomend a good one. I am thinking about flying out from CA, but my husband works 2 jobs and I would have to bring my 3 kids with me , stay with my parents and drive 3 hours back and forth to be near her. Anybody out there PLEASE HELP!!
