Live in the State of CA. Currently in the early stages of divorce. Lawyer has told me not to move out of the house we both own. It's getting very difficult to live in the same house with my husband especially for the kids. My husband is cruel daily to try and get me to move out. He is now refusing to pay even 1/2 of any of the community household bills, utilities and mortgage payments. I pay all the groceries for me and my children,including the utilities bills and misc bills for the house and school tuition. He has at least 30,000 in savings while I live paycheck to paycheck. What should I do. Do I need to stay in the house until so sort of settlement is made? If I left how would that hurt me? I can't afford this much longer. He refuses to sell the house.