Spousal Support

[Diane _Arlington]

My husband recently left me after 18 years of marriage for another married woman. I live in Arlington, Texas. His lover is chinese and her husband lives in Taiwan. This came as a shock to me, our children and family and friends. I was a VP for a large data processing co. 7 years ago when there was a layoff. I was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (agressive-remitting). My husband and I agreed that I would become a housewife due to my health. I received my retirement and paid off bills with part of my retirement and invested the rest. He has never saved anything and really has no retirement to speak of since he was mainly a contractor. I encouraged him to take this prestigous job mainly for the benefits. I feel destroyed. I am 56, he is 60. My Neurologist has written a letter saying I cannot work a full time job due to what stress does to the MS. I am at a loss. He wants a divorce to live his single life. It has put us in financial straits, I will lose my home, and the only insurance I have is through is employment. I am uninsurable due to the ms. What are my alternatives. I cannot collect disability because I have not paid into social security for several years. Can I get some type of life time spousal support? He makes 86,000 a year and is an officer of the company. He will definitely end up making more and possible bonuses. What can I do? Our children live out of state.
Diane

 

[lawrat]

You need to get an attorney. THis is to preserve spousal support for yourself.

http://www.attorneypages.com

____________________________________________________________
I am a law school graduate. What I offer is mere information, not to be construed as forming an attorney client relationship.

 

[pinay_59]

Definitely get yourself a lawyer for spousal support. A friend of mine is paying his wife spousal support because she cannot work (taking care of a handicapped 20 year old). Good luck!

 

[sofla]

You need a lawyer, badly. I'm paying my ex-wife alimony even though she does work but my income at divorce was X3 hers. She is 53 and the marriage was 15+ yrs - I was scared to death the entire time she would hit me up with permanent alimony but I was lucky at least with it being only 5 (hefty) years of unmodifiable alimony. With your medical condition and all, you will be entitled to support, I'm just guessing, but I don't think about $1000 a month is out of the question, could be a bit more or less depending if this is permanent alimony or not. Good luck.

Joe