Barry and I were married for many years. I supported him throughout our marriage, though he handled all of the finances. He spent my money (he was unemployed much of the time) on drugs, alcohol and other women. When I could no longer take anymore, I asked for a divorce. I finally was able to get one and have him made responsible for half of all our unpaid marital bills, even though he forged my signature to get credit cards, etc and racked up loads of unpaid bills.
He left me at a point in my life where I'd just had back surgery to remove a tumour from my spinal cord (benign, thank God). I'd been told I might never work again, yet I was forced to go back to work in 3 months as we had no money, he left to go to another state to work, sent me very little money, I had to apply for extra student loans to pay the bills and eat the cheapest food I could buy while he stayed with his family virtually rent free andate out 3 times a day and went put drinking most every night. I have received some money from him, but only when I have had to go to court to force him to pay. Luckily, I met a wonderful man 2 years ago and am now married to him and live in Australia with him.
I hate bringing this baggage into my new marriage and just want this all to be over and done with. Though I live in another country, I still want my credit cleared, but to do that, I am paying off (slowly but surely) the marital debts incurred by my ex-husband and myself. At this time, I still have received no payment towards the nearly 5000 dollars that has already been paid out in the last year, and there are a few more thousand that I intend to pay by the end of this year. It is a constant strain and struggle for me and my husband to do this, but we don't want to start our new life with all of this hanging over our heads. I just want Barry to pay the 50% of the bills that he is required by our divorce decree to pay. Nothing more, nothing less.
If anyone needs further proof what a scam artist this guy is... He used to make menus for his business. I know of at least 10 restaurants that he sold contracts to make menus for and sold advertisemnts on said menus, but never delivered the menus, just took the money and ran off with it. I only found out about this after he had done it and was so afraid that I might be blamed, as well as he threatened me with physical harm, that I didn't report him. But now I am. I feel so much better. THis happened in Mississippi in the late 90's.
Kimmie
Brisbane QLD
Australia
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