My question involves a marriage in the state of: California

My question involves a marriage in the state of:Calif

Hello,

I am at the end of the divorce process, with the final copy of the MSA in front of me to approve and return to my attorney. To say I'm not happy at this time would be an understatement. I feel like I'm getting screwed and would appreciate some feedback and hopefully some suggestions.

Some brief history:

I was a stay-at-home mom during my 26 yr marriage. Ex was to take care of finances, paying bills, saving for retirement, etc. while I raised our children and kept the house. Unfortunately, this wasn't done and there is no retirement, no savings and the house is in foreclosure. Fortunately the kids are doing great and are happily out on their own.

I am trying to find work, but with no work history for the last two decades, its not easy. I would like to go back to school, but can't afford it.

He is self-employed and makes a very good living. However, he is not making his payments to me, or will only pay a small percentage. I'm struggling to even buy groceries, and he's taking trips and going out on the town with his new girlfriend (he's not very careful with the info he puts on his facebook page). According to my attorney, since he's self employed, there isn't much that can be done to force him to pay. He faces no penalty, so there is really no incentive for him to make these payments in a timely manner, or at all.

I'm having a hard time accepting this and was hoping for some suggestions. Have any of you faced this issue in the past, and if so, how did you address it? Without the options to garnish his wages, what can I do?

Thank you all for any suggestions!