Family Forum / Marriage / Divorce / May 2006

In MD.
During our marriage, stbx (wife) and I had joint account and stbx had
separate account in her name only.  I had no separate account.  Before
separation, wife closed her accounts and took all the cash.  Shortly

I am writing to you to get a general idea about what my sister should
do to protect her interests and what are the possibilities. She has
asked me to help her out.
A bit of background.

I recently received a call totally out of the blue from my ex-wife of 9
years.  I hadn't heard from her in a couple of years.  We were divorced 3
years ago without kids.  Based on her lack of interest in counseling, I'd
say that she was more interested in parting ways than I was.

After 17 years she tells me she has a another house and is moving out.  This
was the friday before yesterday.  I got served by her attorney last tuesday.
Wow.  I never even saw this coming.  I'll admit we had a somewhat cold
marriage.  I was commited to stick it out, especially ...

It is understandable that men do not want to have anything to do with
American women anymore.
But, as this article clearly points out, a foreign wife is also a
questionable solution, as this US law already is in effect during the

Let me remind you people, you who like this retarded Judge to put people to
jail, about United States Constitution, the Bill of Rights:
Amendment V
No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous

...because American women don't make good wives - they are selfish
and sociopathic.
The following does not apply to all American women, just in general
(and especially to those of the modern era since American women of the

Interesting post about Paul McCartney not wanting to sign a prenup
because it was 'unromantic'? The question I have is signing a prenup
admitting that you don't have full faith that this marriage is going to
last and therefore dooming it to failure even before you begin, or is

I was married to a man who helped support my daughter for seven years.
We recently divorced because he was more concerned with his career
than spending quality time with me. We're both currently living our
separate lives with most of the paperwork out of the way, however,

I think i'm in the soc.men newsgroup.

hmph, pfft, yuck :-\

http://www.geocities.com/remarksman/manshortage.html
I hear lots of whining from American women these days about the supposed
"man shortage" -- the unavailability of "suitable" males with whom to have
"relationships."

I've been married almost 22 years.  i am 42 years old.  i have decided
that I want out of my marriage.
My husband has always had a drinking/lying problem.  I used to drink
with him when we started dating and about the first 5 years of our

...DON'T!!!
Break off that engagement right now!
This is the BEST free advice you as a single or divorced man will ever
get.

So I am meeting with my attorney tomorrow to get the ball rolling.  I
don't want to divorce my wife, I still love her.  Unfortunately, the
love is not returned.  All I can expect from her now is insults, false
accusations, and attempts to screw me financially.