I decided to divorce my husband of 10 years after years of neglect and feeling unloved. We have a 6-year-old daughter. For the majority of our marriage I was always the one doing everything for him; for all the favors I did it for him, he never did anything for me, or for my birthday, or anniversary. He never gifted me anything. I decided to file for divorce. He’s not being cooperative with me only because his friend who knows a little bit of law has been helping him. I haven’t asked advice from anyone because I want to be fair and wanted this to go smoothly, but this friend of his been putting stuff in his head to make this difficult. What can I do ?
You need to take a step back and talk to someone with an outside perspective first. Speak to a minister or counselor. See if there is a way to stay married that makes sense. If, after that, you determine that a divorce is needed or warranted, then talk with a good divorce lawyer (a good, not just any lawyer—talk to someone who will tell you what he/she would do were he/she in your situation, not to someone who simply tells you what you want to hear so that you’ll give him/her your money). Do this to learn the divorce process and what you need to do to prepare for it and to get through it in a manner that is fair both to you and to your husband. You can’t afford to commence or go through the divorce process without learning the process first and preparing yourself in advance as best you can.
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