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getting taken advantage of at 23 y.o- conditional greencard

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losing

Junior Member
What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? N.Y.

I need to know what I have to do to protect myself.
My wife is currently on a conditional greencard. We went into marriage because she had to go home to her parents because they were ill. At first we agreed that our money was shared, I payed for all the bills without seeing a dime. about a year in she decided that everything was to be split down the middle and our money was separate. After the marriage I had purchased silver coins as an investment. She THINKS she is getting half of those coins. I do not intend to give her any. Im 23 years old and after being drained i refuse to give up the little savings I have left. What should I do, go down to the courthouse and state the marriage was a fraud???
 


Zigner

Senior Member, Non-Attorney
What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? N.Y.

I need to know what I have to do to protect myself.
My wife is currently on a conditional greencard. We went into marriage because she had to go home to her parents because they were ill. At first we agreed that our money was shared, I payed for all the bills without seeing a dime. about a year in she decided that everything was to be split down the middle and our money was separate. After the marriage I had purchased silver coins as an investment. She THINKS she is getting half of those coins. I do not intend to give her any. Im 23 years old and after being drained i refuse to give up the little savings I have left. What should I do, go down to the courthouse and state the marriage was a fraud???
I would advise against admitting to that crime...


As for the stuff you got after marriage - why wouldn't she be entitled?
 

losing

Junior Member
I would advise against admitting to that crime...


As for the stuff you got after marriage - why wouldn't she be entitled?
I mean stating that she is the fraud. Seriously?! Theres nothing I can do? Just let myself get taken advantage of??
 

Just Blue

Senior Member
I mean stating that she is the fraud. Seriously?! Theres nothing I can do? Just let myself get taken advantage of??
Your wife is entitled to half of the marital debt and assets. As are you. You also are entitled to 1/2 "her stuff". Please do not marry until you understand what the oath actually means.
 

losing

Junior Member
You are just as much a fraud as she is.Yes No, divorce her.
Woah hold on I am not the fraud. I loved her and married with good faith. Ok lets say I divorce her and she wants the petty 1500 in coins, is it even worth it for her to bring me to court if I refuse to give it to her? Its 1500$ which is nothing, but to me its all my savings.
 

Ohiogal

Queen Bee
Woah hold on I am not the fraud. I loved her and married with good faith. Ok lets say I divorce her and she wants the petty 1500 in coins, is it even worth it for her to bring me to court if I refuse to give it to her? Its 1500$ which is nothing, but to me its all my savings.
If the marriage was fraudulent then you are in just as much trouble -- either the marriage (both of you) was fraudulent or neither of you were. And yes, it is worth it for her to bring you to court because you have to get a divorce anyway. Oh and btw, did you sign the form stating you would support her and that is how she is in the country? If so, you are on the hook to support her for a while. Others can speak to the specifics of that better than I.
 

Proserpina

Senior Member
What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? N.Y.

I need to know what I have to do to protect myself.
My wife is currently on a conditional greencard. We went into marriage because she had to go home to her parents because they were ill. At first we agreed that our money was shared, I payed for all the bills without seeing a dime. about a year in she decided that everything was to be split down the middle and our money was separate. After the marriage I had purchased silver coins as an investment. She THINKS she is getting half of those coins. I do not intend to give her any. Im 23 years old and after being drained i refuse to give up the little savings I have left. What should I do, go down to the courthouse and state the marriage was a fraud???

Did you sign the I-864 Affidavit of Support?
 

LdiJ

Senior Member
What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? N.Y.

I need to know what I have to do to protect myself.
My wife is currently on a conditional greencard. We went into marriage because she had to go home to her parents because they were ill. At first we agreed that our money was shared, I payed for all the bills without seeing a dime. about a year in she decided that everything was to be split down the middle and our money was separate. After the marriage I had purchased silver coins as an investment. She THINKS she is getting half of those coins. I do not intend to give her any. Im 23 years old and after being drained i refuse to give up the little savings I have left. What should I do, go down to the courthouse and state the marriage was a fraud???
I am confused. WHERE is your wife? Is she here in the states living with you or is she in some other country taking care of her parents?
 

LdiJ

Senior Member
i am in a similar situation and am unclear about this.
a. if i thought we were in it for the long haul, loved her and cared for her, but the minute she obtained the GC and a job she started seeing other people. why am i guilty if fraud for being taken advatage of?

b. what are the affects of an annullment of the marriage:reason fraud?

c. of course she doesn't want a divorce, she may lose her eligibilty for her status.

to add, she threw some papers in front of my face a few months ago saying sign this for me please and i said no, not without reading..... i find my name signed by her on the papers later that morning while she was in the shower.
so, in my mind, i am being taken advantage of and not an accomplice to the scheme i fell for.
Please start your own thread rather than necroposting to an old thread. Thank you.
 

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