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I am currently in a bitter divorce proceeding in Texas. My husband of 8 years, does not want to get a divorce. I am active duty. My husband assaulted me after telling me that he would never grant me a divorce. I had a co-worker take pictures. After he took the photos, he shot it up to my chain of command. When my husband got called in (he is civilian), he filed adultery charges through the military against a mutual male friend and me. In the meantime, my husband put a tap on my phone without my knowledge. My question is, can the conversations on an illegal interception on wire communications allowed in the divorce proceedings? He also informed me that he had taped conversations, and I feel he is blackmailing me. What can I do? My attorney is currently out of town. Thanks.

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Pertaining to separation and divorce, are there any laws in the State of New Jersey that prohibit boyfriend or girlfriend from staying overnight when children are present? Do you have access to a listing of Mediators in the State of New Jersey?
 

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I am in the process of separation right now with my husband of three years. We live in NC and have a two-year-old son. I don’t want this to be any harder than it has to. Can the one year separation period be waived? If it can, what is your personal opinion on the effects on the child due to a separation period and no separation period?
 

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What recourse do I have if after my spouse and I arrive at a settlement, he reneges?
 

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Question #11: My wife of 17 years (we have been living together for 30 years) has been secretly having a lesbian affair for six years. She can’t choose between us, but I have told her that I couldn’t share her. I want out of the marriage. She insists that she doesn’t want to lose me, but she won’t make a choice! She wants her cake and pie! We own some property jointly and have jointly owned investments. What now?

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My wife of 17 years (we have been living together for 30 years) has been secretly having a lesbian affair for six years. She can’t choose between us, but I have told her that I couldn’t share her. I want out of the marriage. She insists that she doesn’t want to lose me, but she won’t make a choice! She wants her cake and pie! We own some property jointly and have jointly owned investments. What now?

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My wife & I are divorcing after 4 1/2 years. We purchased two dogs at the same time shortly after the wedding. We have decided to each take one dog and even agree on who gets which one. However, my wife insists on the visitation of my dog. We live in New York and have no children. Can’t we each take our respective dog and go on our separate way, or will the court complicate things and tie me to this woman with pet visitation for the life of my dog??!!

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I live in NY State. I have been married for about 14 years and have one child, 9 years old. My husband served me divorce papers this year on the grounds of “cruel and inhuman treatment.” Last year, I signed a Post Marital Agreement. I am employed for the past three or four years; however, I accumulated enormous debt (to a tune of 55000 dollars). Is this post-marital agreement valid, and thus I will become ineligible for the house (which is in his name) and his retirement benefits?

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My ex-wife and I got divorced three months ago, the divorce took two months, because we did not have a lot of money; we went thru one lawyer. She committed adultery, and we went for cruel and inhumane. The house was in my name, and she signed over the house to me in our contract. Now I have fallen in love with someone, and she has moved in. Now my ex wants part of the house. The divorce judgment has been filed for three months, and now my girlfriend and I are putting money into the house to fix it. Can she change her mind after the divorce after it is final??

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My friend is in the process of getting a divorce in New York. He and his wife filed already. They have not lived together for five years, but they were not “legally separated” because of money problems and such. They both now have significant others, and he wants to marry once his divorce is final. How long does he have to wait to get married? They have one child, and there was no trouble deciding who will stay with the child and how much he would send for child support. They established the amount together. If there is a required waiting period to marry someone else, is there anything that can be done to make it shorter? Thank you very much

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