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    Default Abandonment/Neglect

    My question involves divorce in the State of: SC. My husband and I do not yet have a separation or divorce. I have an order of protection. I am a student. He is barely giving us any money (200/week). Is he responsible for my car payment, medical bills, etc., the mortgage and household bills, or just for the expenses involved with our child?

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    My question involves divorce in the State of: SC. My husband and I do not yet have a separation or divorce. I have an order of protection. I am a student. He is barely giving us any money (200/week). Is he responsible for my car payment, medical bills, etc., the mortgage and household bills, or just for the expenses involved with our child?
    Go to court and file for a separation/divorce with Spousal Support and child support. as of right now he isn't LEGALLY obligated to support you.

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    Go to court and file for a separation/divorce with Spousal Support and child support. as of right now he isn't LEGALLY obligated to support you.

    Even if the house and utilities are in his name as well as mine? And I would think if he left his wife and child, emptied the bank account, and barely give us any money to live off of, it would be neglect, is this only if I have a separation?

    If so I have applied for a Pro Bono lawyer but I won't hear back for 7-10 business days. Is there a way I can do something now without a lawyer?

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    Even if. Until there is a court order saying otherwise, he isn't obligated to support anyone, you OR the child. Anyone whose name is on an account can empty it, anyone whose name is on a bill can choose to pay it or not pay it.

    Again, these are things that require some order before someone can be held to have violated it. Some of these issues might have been possible to address at the protection order hearing, but that's a moot point now. Once the order is in place against him, he'll have a strong arguement that he couldn't get money to you without violating the order.

    These issues are the EXACT reason that dealing with an abusive relationship needs to be done with planning, anticipation of problems, and assistance. If you haven't already, you need to be getting in touch with your local program; they understand the issues you're facing and can point you to assistance in your area.

    You can find info on programs in your state at http://www.aardvarc.org/dv/states/menu.shtml

    Be sure to check under "Safety Plan" in the left column also.

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    Even if. Until there is a court order saying otherwise, he isn't obligated to support anyone, you OR the child. Anyone whose name is on an account can empty it, anyone whose name is on a bill can choose to pay it or not pay it.

    Again, these are things that require some order before someone can be held to have violated it. Some of these issues might have been possible to address at the protection order hearing, but that's a moot point now. Once the order is in place against him, he'll have a strong arguement that he couldn't get money to you without violating the order.

    These issues are the EXACT reason that dealing with an abusive relationship needs to be done with planning, anticipation of problems, and assistance. If you haven't already, you need to be getting in touch with your local program; they understand the issues you're facing and can point you to assistance in your area.

    You can find info on programs in your state at http://www.aardvarc.org/dv/states/menu.shtml

    Be sure to check under "Safety Plan" in the left column also.



    Ok, thank you for your help. I am thinking I was confused on the order of protection thing though, he is not allowed to contact me or come to our house until our court date, but we haven't been to court for anything yet. So I guess I need to get an order of protection still, and hopefully that will help with my financial issues. I'm going to go to DSS tomorrow and look into assistance in the meantime.

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    I guess i am confused ...

    You stated he Abandoned / Neglected You ..

    and then You state that you have an Order of Protection stating that he cannot see / contact You ..or reside at his home .....

    which is it ..??

    You ..

    had him driven from the marital residence under threat of arrest......

    or ..

    he abandoned You ..?

    what ..?

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