I left my husband after 7 years of marriage, 2 weeks ago because when we tried to sell our house that is in both of our names the title came back with a lein on it. I started digging into things. I found out 3 years ago he had gotten into an accident with no insurance on the vehicle and was being sued for 87000. Then I found out it happened last year another accident and no car insurance and being sued for almost 10000! Talked to the clerk of courts, he is not going to court, no contempt has been issued. I then checked his phone and found out he was using escort services, meeting other women through dating sites. He also took my credit card used for emergencies and maxed it out which I found out after I left. The places that are sueing him I am afraid will come after me to garnish my wages. He gets paid in cash or by personal check from his boss. I found out he filling for divorce on his own. He is selling things I left and is now renting the upstairs apartment. No money for a lawyer!
I guess from your post it is self evident why you two are getting a divroce. Your husband cannot be trusted either finanically or as part of your relationship. How long are you married? What is the value of the home? What is the loan payoff? Is there sufficient equity that at the same of your home, it may be used to pay off his judgment liens against him? If not, and there is little or no equity, your other option might be to consider filing bankruptcy on the judgment liens, either jointly or separately. Have you talked to a bankruptcy attorney? If you are considered about him selling off marital property or disposing it, you are well advised to file a divorce action as soon as possible and serve him with papers. There are restraining orders served with the divorce papers that prevent either party from selling or otherwise disposing marital property without consent or by order of the court, exccept for certain limited exceptions. If you can't afford an attorney, you may want to check with the clerk of courts in the county where you reside or where the divorce will be filed. Many counties, particualry in the larger communities are offering limited free legal advice clinics where lawyers come in and volunteer to help people like yourself who may be limited finacnialy with hiring a lawyer. They can help fill out the forms and provide some limited legal advice. Most of those same clinics also offer a list of not for profit lawyers that they can refer you to to see if someone can help you either free of charge or with signficantly reduced fees.
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