Family Forum / Marriage / Divorce / April 2004

I filed for divorce, had husband served last Dec 15th. Only assets are
his tools and big rig. Debts are his created over 40 grand. I have a
terminal illness, but am able to work and get medical insurance. I
dont' make enough to cover basic needs.  My lawyer and his lawyer have

The pain of not being loved by the most special person hurts a lot; I
know, everyone goes through the same.  If you are lucky, you meet that
special person and have one shot, just one shot and it hurts when
things do not go well.  

I have filed for divorce in Ga against my wife. She was finally served
the middle of last month and now my atty states that we must go thru
mediation. Is this something he came up with because of the issues
involved? We have approx $25K in debt and approx $20K in

I've seen it happen a few too many times where the woman files for divorce
(no-fault) and then drags it out. It's happening to me right now. I've seen
it happen to several friends of mine. I really don't get it.
If you want a divorce (man or woman) and you go through the trouble of

In Texas...I get to choose 30 days of summer visitation for my two kids.
 Any idea how to maximize it?  I only have about 10 days of vacation,
so I am thinking about doing something over July 4th when I have two
holidays.

(This gets long and rambly - how many of you can relate to this?)
My wife and I have been married 13 years - not all of them good.  For
the past 8 years, she has been not necessarily having an affair, but
casually and repeatedly picking up men at will and spending quality

I was expecting my stbx to call concerning some financial matters either
last night when she got home from work sometime this morning. Beings she
hasn't called and knowing what we were going to discuss was going to benefit
her I don't see any other alternative but to hire a ...

my wife kicked me out of the house 2 months ago and we are now going throuh
formal seperation.
I have begun paying child support and have rented a house to live in,
however she is now saying that i should be paying half the mortgage in a

Havent been online much for a few dsy as I have been so busy.  Well, I have
my "Answer to pentition" ready to go to the CourtHouse and my soon to be
ex's Attorney and was wondering, once they are received what is the next
step typically ?

From  http://www.women-together.com/married.htm
An interivew with Dr. Laura:
What about sex?  Are wives obligated to give their husbands sex
on demand?

And please forgive the spelling since I'm hammered:
There is no God; and there are no friends who love you;
there is no ground of being who looks out for your interests,
there is nothing but yourself in relation to phenomemae.

Hi guys & gals,
<soapbox>
As much as it pains me, I've polled this group just to catch up in case
I ever need it in the future... There's thousands of whiny, pity-me

Is is possible for two people to be too compatible, or be too much
alike?

This is an older book, published maybe around 1990, but it really has some good
advice for women out there. It was also written by a woman. Basically it agrees
with what Dr. Laura has to say, that men are simple and women are "flighty" and
complicated. But that means women have ...

Now here's a guy going through a divorce who's got the right sense of humor!
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