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Well I just thought I was getting a divorce sometime this decade! We were down to only disagreeing with WH paying DD's tuition. I was told he agreed with everything else, had already backed down on two other things, and was willing to compromise on this. His lawyer had sent my lawyer a puny offer of about 1/3 DD's tuition and said that I had already agreed to it when nothing was ever discussed with me. When I rejected it and tried to discuss with him per my lawyer's suggestion, I get this. Of course, I didn't help anything by mocking WH after I received this and he kept sending me emails (he had to have the last word).

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Like I said NO MORE DISCUSSION!!!!! Here is the letter I sent WHlawyer,

WHlawyer, After many phone conversations and proposals, I feel it would be easier for me to inform you of exactly what I will agree to, and if fbwidow does not agree to this then I would suggest that we go before a a judge. I cannot do anymore than I what I am doing already. First of all, I want you to know that I have been depositing $800.00 per month into our joining account. I do not pay any of our bills from this money. This is money she has been using at her discretion. This leaves me $800.00 per month to live. Out of this money I pay $125.00 per month for fbwidow, DD and my cell phones. I make a furniture payment of $127.00 per month, this is furniture which is being used by fbwidow and DD. I also pay car insurance of $140.00 per month and Brandon's college loan in the amount of $139.00 per month. This totals $531.00 per month. This leaves me $269.00 a month for rent, utilities, gas and groceries. So as you can see, I cannot even afford a place OF MY OWN UNTIL THIS is final. I HAVE NO RETIREMENT AND i WANT WHAT I AM ENTITLED TO FROM HERS. Iunderstand this is half since this day we married. I also have reason to believe that she has stocks and bonds also. I would like for her to show all of her finances, including any stiocks she may have. Attached is some copies of her accounts that I have from last year. I am willing to split the bills but I want assets split too, including equity in the house. I want to be fair, but WHlawyer, I am tired of trying to compromise, I am tired of the endless phone calls and I need to be able to live without the help of my family. I do not want to negotiate on the retirement, equity, or the request of DD's tuition. I cannot pay this tuition and if she pushes the issue then maybe she would like to pay half of SS1's and SS2's. That makes as much sense as her request. I also want you to know that since our separation I have paid off a joint Target bill in the amount of $300.00 and a TEXAR bank loan in the amount of $500.00. This was done out of my half of the income tax check. WHlawyer, I am strapped and need your help. To reach me by email the address is xxxxxxxx Thanks, WH.
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I can prove that he hasn't made half the payments he says he has made. The "stash of stocks and bonds" is most likely mutual funds on a retirement statement. There is no equity in the house. I previously offered to let him pick up the furniture and boys' things but he said he would wait until divorce final.


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WH is not DD's biological father. However, he wanted to adopt her when we married. To save legal fees, WH talked me into just putting him on DD's birth certificate since a father was never listed. WH always insisted DD call him dad while SS's called me by my first name. He insisted DD go to the private Christian school where he worked (until they found out about A) and now she will be a Senior.

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Ok now. How realistic are his comments? Is he really broke? You can't bleed a rock. If there is no money, then there is no money.


It was a marriage that never really started.
H: Conflict Avoider, NPD No communication skills (Confirmed by MC) Me: Enabler
Sep'd 12/01, D'd 08/03.
My joys and the light of my life: DD 11, DD 9
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He's broke now but he has already turned down a 6 figure settlement offer on a wrongful death lawsuit for his father because he thinks he can get more $. It was to go to trial in Feb but got moved to Oct when he filed for D.

In my offer, I get my retirement and house but also 3/4 of the bills. I don't want to risk him not paying a bill in my name and this way he only has to refinance one loan. He can't understand that the NET comes out about even. We both end up in the red.

I pulled a credit report and it shows that he has NOT been making regular payments to all of these bills, but I am pretty sure that he has moved in with OW so she may be pressuring him (rightly so) for help with the rent.


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