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I'm Scared about the court date

I filled for our divorce after catching him cheating for the third time with an eighteen year old.  I went to the law library and got the divorce petition and decree.  I filled out the divorce petition and turned it in.  I brought a divorce decree off the internet and filled it out and gave it to him.  I am not sure about what will happen with the child support part or the division of assessts part.  I'm scared I did something wrong and he will get something I don't want him to get.  I'm the one who brought the house well before he came along, I have life insurance and annunities as well as retirements and stocks.  Will he be able to get a part of any of this? I also don't want our daughter going to visit him alone.  She is 3 and with him having a relationship with a child(this was going on probably before she turned 18) then I really don't want him around our daughter and he doesn't have his own place. He wil probably move in with his new girlfriend and her daughter but I still am worried.  He was also abusive during the relationship.  What do I do and how do I go about it.  I can't afford a lawyer, with him leaving it really hasn't hurt me money wise because he really didn't contribute to the household bills, but we did add things because he was here (the timeshare) and I can't afford to pay for it.

Someone please give me some advise my court date is in 2 weeks!


by Drgiggles   33 Posts 
Posted on 11/29/2008 11:21 AM
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Thank you all,
I took your advice and I went to see a lawyer today. The lawyer actually told me that I did a pretty good job on putting my paperwork together, but since the election here just happened and there is a new judge in the court, I really needed to have every "t" crossed and every "i" dotted. I went ahead and said Christmas isn't all it is cracked up to be and used my Christmas spending money and retained him as a lawyer.  It was about half of what I had been quoted before! The main thing was the mistake I made on the petition.  (They really shouldn't put thoses boxes so close together).  I checked that I was pregnant!  OPPS!!!!!!! I have to talk to him and pray that he signs the waiver or it will cost me another $400!!!!!!!
What is Sole in the child support case?
by Drgiggles   33 Posts
Posted on 12/4/2008 4:09 PM
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um, there is a good chance that if you filed paperwork, and just handed him copies - you already screwed up if he didn't sign a waiver of service or doesn't answer your petition...

also, everything you want was supposed to be IN that original petition. If it wasn't, again, you have a problem.

You WILL NOT be able to keep him from his child, regardless of who he is dating but you can insist on a morals clause that doesn't allow him to have the child with anyone of the opposite sex not related by blood or marriage during overnight visitation.

You REAAAAAAAAAAAAALLLLY need an attorney
by spaznskitz   4950 Posts
Posted on 12/2/2008 2:23 AM
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Thanks everyone! I have looked and have a few numbers to call on Monday.  Hopefully it won't be as much as they advertise on the net since I have already filled the petition and paid the fees and have prepared the final decree.
by Drgiggles   33 Posts
Posted on 11/29/2008 7:33 PM
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I agree with all the advise-don't proceed with out some sort of counsel. Get online and find a child support calculator to get an idea of what your chils support should be. It is not worth what you might lose if you don't have counsel though. Many judges want to hear your lawyer-not you. Do what you have to do to get one.
I am posting a link to a "parenting plan" that spaznskitz wrote and uses for her clients. It will cover many areas that may become issues.http://docs.google.com/View?docid=dc876ktm_9d4mq6f2s
Print it out- read it and use what you think applies.
by mtnvly   2544 Posts
Posted on 11/29/2008 5:10 PM
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I have learned through my experience and through my STBX, that I could not have done this without a lawyer, do what Trisha said find the monies because my STBX filed a response without a lawyer and he did everything wrong and is up a creek with no paddle, you have more at stake then I did but without my lawyer I would have been blindsided or lost more then I had in the beginning and it wasn't as much as you do....  Please, please consider finding the money and doing this the easy way, all it takes is one bad turn and then you have to take steps back to fix the problems if you can fix them.....Protect your assets and the most important one that you need to protect is your child....  Good Luck and keep us posted.
by Departed   533 Posts
Posted on 11/29/2008 12:05 PM
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You really need an atty or a paralegal to look over your paperwork. Your talking about considerable assets you don't want to lose. Plus visitation so he can see his child. 

 Max out a credit card or take out a loan on your 401K if available to you. Short of stealing come up with the money for an atty. You don't have enough experience to go this alone. I'm sorry. You need to do whatever is necessary to protect your assets.
by trisha9054   2829 Posts
Posted on 11/29/2008 11:55 AM
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