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I'm 23 and I've been married for 4 years. I really can't take living with my husband anymore but can't really afford to move out due to credit card bills. It's gotten to the point where I'm thinking about just moving into a one bedroom apartment with my son and just not paying the rest of my bills. I work full time and would be able to afford a one bedroom, my car payment and regular household bills. Would it be a good idea to consult a debt consolidation company to make small payments toward the rest of my outstanding debts? I don't know what to do, I really just want to get out. Also, he is in the military and is stationed about 2 hours away, if I moved out I would want to keep my son with me and have him in the same daycare he's at but my husband would most likely just move back on base (or close to base) and I'm afraid he might try to take our son with him. How likely would it be for my son to be able to stay with me? I don't want full custody but I want at least 50% since I am the one that does everything for him. And if my son did get to stay with me, will I be able to get child support? I would need it to help with daycare. I know I've made a lot of mistakes but I just don't know what to do anymore. Any advice is appreciated, thank you for reading my long post.
I'm 23 and I've been married for 4 years. I really can't take living with my husband anymore but can't really afford to move out due to credit card bills. It's gotten to the point where I'm thinking about just moving into a one bedroom apartment with my son and just not paying the rest of my bills. I work full time and would be able to afford a one bedroom, my car payment and regular household bills. Would it be a good idea to consult a debt consolidation company to make small payments toward the rest of my outstanding debts? I don't know what to do, I really just want to get out. Also, he is in the military and is stationed about 2 hours away, if I moved out I would want to keep my son with me and have him in the same daycare he's at but my husband would most likely just move back on base (or close to base) and I'm afraid he might try to take our son with him. How likely would it be for my son to be able to stay with me? I don't want full custody but I want at least 50% since I am the one that does everything for him. And if my son did get to stay with me, will I be able to get child support? I would need it to help with daycare. I know I've made a lot of mistakes but I just don't know what to do anymore. Any advice is appreciated, thank you for reading my long post.