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  1. #1
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    Default Fear of Signing Papers

    I am afraid that I made a mistake by marrying my husband from Tanzania. We married on August 5th, 10 days before his visa expired. His student visa expired on August 15th and he has a grace period to leave the US until October 15th. I am afraid to file to sponser him for US residency. What will happen if I do nothing? He is currently living in a rental property with me. I cannot even file an avidavit of support for him because my income is not eligible. He says that he will stay here and "mooch" off of me until he is forced to leave, and how long could that be? What can I do about this situation? What is the procedure for deportation? Could I have him deported?

    We have two children, and I have a boy from a previous marriage. I was told that I could not have the marriage annuled by an attorney here in SC where I live. I was also told that I currently have no grounds for divorce. I admit that I married him soley because I did not want my girls to lose their father and he told me that he would no longer be able to stay in the United States after his student visa expired. Apparently, this is not a case of fraud, since I made the decision to marry him to prevent him from losing his daughters.

    He has abused me in the past and we had a restraining order and he has a deferred charge of domestic violence. I'm afraid that it is just a matter of time before he becomes abusive again. Right now, he is being very loving and tells me that marriage is what changed him. Frankly, I do not trust him a bit and have six years of experience to vouch for my beliefs. I feel like I've been a fool to put his relationship with the children over my own needs. Please advise.

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    Default Re: Fear of Signing Papers

    I was also told that I currently have no grounds for divorce.
    Depends on your state, which you've neglected to name.

    Many states have "no fault" divorce - you don't need to cite a reason.

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    Default Re: Fear of Signing Papers

    South Carolina? You can get a no-fault in South Carolina based on living separate and apart for one year. There are four fault-based grounds for divorce:
    • Adultery,
    • Alcoholism and/or drug addition,
    • Physical abuse or reasonable apprehension of physical abuse, and
    • Willful desertion for one year.

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