Hi Everyone,
So it has been 6 years since I separated from my wife. We were together for 3 years. Common law for 2 years and married for 1. When I first left in 2011 I made significantly less money than her. I was making 30k and she was making 50k a year. She made it impossible to live in the house when we were separated so I moved back to my parents house. Essentially I couldn't live in the house because her boyfriend kept coming over and things were getting tense. I just left and she refused to sign any separation agreements. Essentially she ended up with all the bills, mortgage and debts because she refused to split any of the assets and I couldn't afford to pay her utility bills and my own. 6 years later after years of schooling, I got a contract job for 1 year and I now make 130k a year.
Now that I can finally afford a lawyer, should I file for divorce now or wait until I am laid off from my contract job? Do they base spousal support on current income or income before the separation? If i wait until I am laid off, my income will be 0. I also don't want to get any assets until I'm divorced just in case she's entitled to them.
I essentially want to split all of the debts, sell our house, sell the car we financed together and split any owed money after.
Right now I do make more money but I have also acquired more debts of my own. I financed my own vehicle so I could get to my job and I owe student loans and a line of credit. Will the judge take my debts into consideration. I am seeing a lawyer ASAP but I figured I would ask here as well.
So it has been 6 years since I separated from my wife. We were together for 3 years. Common law for 2 years and married for 1. When I first left in 2011 I made significantly less money than her. I was making 30k and she was making 50k a year. She made it impossible to live in the house when we were separated so I moved back to my parents house. Essentially I couldn't live in the house because her boyfriend kept coming over and things were getting tense. I just left and she refused to sign any separation agreements. Essentially she ended up with all the bills, mortgage and debts because she refused to split any of the assets and I couldn't afford to pay her utility bills and my own. 6 years later after years of schooling, I got a contract job for 1 year and I now make 130k a year.
Now that I can finally afford a lawyer, should I file for divorce now or wait until I am laid off from my contract job? Do they base spousal support on current income or income before the separation? If i wait until I am laid off, my income will be 0. I also don't want to get any assets until I'm divorced just in case she's entitled to them.
I essentially want to split all of the debts, sell our house, sell the car we financed together and split any owed money after.
Right now I do make more money but I have also acquired more debts of my own. I financed my own vehicle so I could get to my job and I owe student loans and a line of credit. Will the judge take my debts into consideration. I am seeing a lawyer ASAP but I figured I would ask here as well.
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