Shortly after Marjorie moved into her apartment, she found a divorce lawyer to represent her. On the surface, that’s not unusual. I imagine most people going through divorce use an attorney to some degree. What is unusual though is that Marjorie had no money. Her SBTX had closed the joint accounts and she had only…
Finding yourself homeless
At the end of the last segment in Marjorie’s story you’ll recalled that she had been arrested for domestic violence, spent the night in jail and came out to find a judge had granted her husband an injunction barring her access to her youngest daughter. Her husband had also closed all the joint bank accounts…
When the Restraining Order is Against You
When Marjorie told her husband she wanted a divorce she agreed to his request to hold off filing until after the first of the year. She thought he just needed time to adjust and she was happy to give him that, if it meant they could work civilly through the divorce. With hindsight, she realized…
Arrested for Domestic Violence
Yesterday, I introduced you to Marjorie who agreed to delay filing for divorce at her husband’s request. At first she thought it was so they could work out their separation with little disruption to the children. Now, with hindsight, she believes he was putting in motion everything he needed to destroy her. She played right…
When it’s You Having the Affair
When IronSpineSally talked about leaving her marriage with a note, she never used the words “having an affair’ but she did say she had met another man, who I’m going to call John, and they had become good friends. I asked her if she would have ended her marriage if she hadn’t met this other…
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