juniemarie
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I live in a community property state. Have fired my attorney and in process of having consultations to find new attorney.
Background: 35 yr marriage,I am 63, was a stay at home mom mostly, health problems keep me from ever working. Divorce in progress, just exchanged interrogatories, husband did not give all paperwork asked for and we are waiting after second request,it is trickling in.
He is a self employed artist. All money for marital funds comes from one gallery, outside the state. Once he gets the checks from the gallery he has a loosey goosey way of handling his finances, making it almost impossible to figure out where the money is going. He also pads his expenses on the tax forms, and has no receipts for anything. If spousal support is based on the state formula, and they use his net not gross, I will not get enough money to live. Were talking just the basics. I can not afford a forensic accountant and he has said more than once to several people he does not want me to have anything if he can help it. Even threatened to leave the state and or country. In other words he is trouble and tricky with money.
The attorney I talked with today said that because he was so difficult, he would by pass alimony, and attach my claim to half the art and have the gallery send my share directly to me.
This sounds intriguing as it would mean I would not be at the mercy of such an unpredictible and apparently vindictive person.
As anyone ever heard of this being done before? The lawyer I fired never thought of it? Would this be a difficult thing to do. Any laws that may prevent doing this? I just wanted other opinions because after my last experience with lawyers I need to be careful not to choose one thats just blowing smoke to get me to retain him
Background: 35 yr marriage,I am 63, was a stay at home mom mostly, health problems keep me from ever working. Divorce in progress, just exchanged interrogatories, husband did not give all paperwork asked for and we are waiting after second request,it is trickling in.
He is a self employed artist. All money for marital funds comes from one gallery, outside the state. Once he gets the checks from the gallery he has a loosey goosey way of handling his finances, making it almost impossible to figure out where the money is going. He also pads his expenses on the tax forms, and has no receipts for anything. If spousal support is based on the state formula, and they use his net not gross, I will not get enough money to live. Were talking just the basics. I can not afford a forensic accountant and he has said more than once to several people he does not want me to have anything if he can help it. Even threatened to leave the state and or country. In other words he is trouble and tricky with money.
The attorney I talked with today said that because he was so difficult, he would by pass alimony, and attach my claim to half the art and have the gallery send my share directly to me.
This sounds intriguing as it would mean I would not be at the mercy of such an unpredictible and apparently vindictive person.
As anyone ever heard of this being done before? The lawyer I fired never thought of it? Would this be a difficult thing to do. Any laws that may prevent doing this? I just wanted other opinions because after my last experience with lawyers I need to be careful not to choose one thats just blowing smoke to get me to retain him