Can I have my husband pay for me and the kids a place to live until I find a job?

While a divorce action is pending, you will have the opportunity to secure a temporary order from the court. The most common order is one for temporary child support in which you are awarded a certain dollar amount consistent with the Child Support Guidelines. You may also be awarded temporary alimony based upon your needs and the ability of your husband to pay. These orders may also be accompanied by an order providing for temporary use of the home place and temporary attorney's fees. The award of temporary attorney?s fees is to ensure that you can litigate the issues in the case. Another common temporary order is one which provides for injunctive relief to prevent either spouse from harassing, phoning, contacting, bothering, or otherwise molesting the other.

In Georgia, support generally comes in 2 forms, child support and alimony. Child support is based on both parents income. Now that you are getting divorced, you will need to return to work, unless your spouse is willing to pay for everything, which is not usually the case. You can use the alimony and child support to pay for a place to live. The court may temporarily order your spouse to pay for a place for you and the kids to live. It depends on the finances.