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KaliMaya

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I am in Texas. I maried at 14 and had 5 children. after nearly 13 years of marriage, my husband left and took my children overseas. Now, he will not file for divorce. He has been gone nearly four months, and when I attempt to file for divorce, I get all kinds of different messages. Im told i cant, as he has the children, and it will cost me an arm and a leg as I need to hire a lawyer representing him, myself, and the kids. I want custody of my children BUT I know I cant file right now and I want a divorce! Am I stuck with him til HE decides to file?? Or until HE comes back to the USA?? please tell me Im not chained to him for life?!
 


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Grandma B

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Your children have been taken out of this country, and your biggest worry is whether you're going to be chained to their father for life?!

He couldn't have just taken them overseas at a moment's notice? Did you do anything to try to stop him from taking them away?
 
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KaliMaya

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No.. that is not all that im concerned about.. thats what i was trying to explain at first.. when i even try to file ANYthing.. including for custody, all i get told is i have to hire 3 lawyers.. one representing me, one representing him, and one representing the kids. i do not have $8000.00 laying around right now as he took all the money out of the bank account, and the tax return (stealing my drivers license so he could forge my signature) and left me with $4000.00 debt. and yes, i had no clue he was about to do this. the night before we went out to dinner, the next day was a religious holiday and we went out for breakfast etc.. and i was supposed to meet him after i got off work for a dinner that was being held at his place of work.. but when i showed up, i was informed that he had left 2 hours earlier. and when he didnt come home that night, i began calling the police and was todl that as neither of us had filed any type of seperation/divorce papers.. neitehr of us had more right than the other to have custody so i couldnt file missing persons, and hes not charged with and type of kidnapping. its an incredibly long story but im trying to keep it short.. basically what hes doing is using him being technically (according to american courts, as according to the religious courts overseas we are divorced)) still married to me, an excuse to try and catch me with another man.. as he is under the opinion that, in usa, if you catch your spouse with another person, there is no blame on you if you kill them both. yes, hes always been a very controlling and violent person.. and yes im scared to death about my children.. im scared to death at how they are being treated.. i know they are staying with my inlaws.. and i know that my mother in law is a very good, kindhearted old woman that would sonner hurt herself then harm my children and would jump in front of a moving vehicle to protect them.. thats all that i have to keep my going and keeps me sane. im apologize for such a long entry, but how can i summarize 13 years of my life?
 

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