Can I somehow make my cheating husband pay for our divorce?
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Can I somehow make my cheating husband pay for our divorce?
My husband is a law school student, and he knows that since we have been married less than three years, he does not have to pay spousal support or alimony, etc. He has been cheating on me for a long time, I have physical proof. I cannot afford an attorny nor can I afford to pay to file the free forms online. Is there anything I can to do make him pay for this divorce? We have been marred for almost 1 1/2 years but we have been together for 7 years. I just want it all behind me.
Asked on July 26, 2012 under Family Law, Texas
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Answered 11 years ago | Contributor
If you cannot afford an attorney to represent you in the marital dissolution that you seek, then you should contact the local "legal aid" facility in your county for assistance or contact your local county bar association to see if it has a program to assist a person such as you.
As for the filing fee, go to the county clerk's office and ask for a fee waiver to complete along with the summons and the petition for the marital dissolution that you seek.
As to who ends up paying what in the end regarding assets and liabilities, the courts typically end up dividing the assets between the respective spouses.
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