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    Default Am I Entitled to Financial Support

    Question regarding the state of Alabama.

    I am an Australian married to an American man. I am living in Australia. I came back here 7 months ago after he assaulted me.
    My question is, does he have to financially support me while i am currently unemployed. I know i will get another job but my contract ran out last week leaving me without work.
    He has left me in $15,000 worth of debt and i cannot pay this off now i'm not working. Unfortunately the loans i took out for him are in my maiden name only.
    I have proof of how much money i sent him through Western Union.
    He told me he won't pay me a cent.
    Can someone advise me of my rights please because the laws are different over there.

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    Default Re: Am I Entitled to Financial Support

    If you want spousal support, file for divorce in Alabama and petition for support.

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    Default Re: Am I Entitled to Financial Support

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    Question regarding the state of Alabama.

    I am an Australian married to an American man. I am living in Australia. I came back here 7 months ago after he assaulted me.
    My question is, does he have to financially support me while i am currently unemployed. I know i will get another job but my contract ran out last week leaving me without work.
    He has left me in $15,000 worth of debt and i cannot pay this off now i'm not working. Unfortunately the loans i took out for him are in my maiden name only.
    I have proof of how much money i sent him through Western Union.
    He told me he won't pay me a cent.
    Can someone advise me of my rights please because the laws are different over there.
    How long were you married?

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    Default Re: Am I Entitled to Financial Support

    We are still legally married but i havent seen him since June 09. We continued talking on the phone and sending emails because a few weeks ago i was going to move over there to give our marriage a go. I have been asking him to send me money to help pay off the large loan he left me with but he has refused. I told him last week that our marriage was over if he couldn't pay his debts he left here in Australia.

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    Quote Quoting MissLyn
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    We are still legally married but i havent seen him since June 09. We continued talking on the phone and sending emails because a few weeks ago i was going to move over there to give our marriage a go. I have been asking him to send me money to help pay off the large loan he left me with but he has refused. I told him last week that our marriage was over if he couldn't pay his debts he left here in Australia.
    How long have you been married?

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    Default Re: Am I Entitled to Financial Support

    We have been married 16 months

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    We have been married 16 months
    You are not going to get support.

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