Question: Do you have children with your stbx?

Answer: (I couldn't figure out how to quote)No children together. We've had an empty nest for 5 years - that's when the big problems started.

Question: BTW, I think you should press charges against him. If he is convicted, that will be a bigger red flag than what you put in a divorce decree. And he may actually be ordered to attend classes to help him stop being an abuser. And he would have a criminal record following him whereever he goes.

Answer: When stbEX discovered I'd given my statement to the police, he quickly gave his lie-packed statement. He says he was defending himself. I think the police department leaked to him that I'd given a statement. The police and my lawyer say since he gave that statement that it could go either way and I could end up serving time if the court believed him over me. It was a one-time incident of physical abuse which was well documented with two MD reports, X-rays, and photos of my injuries. His only injury was where he rammed his head into my chest when he pushed me down and jumped on top of me and busted his lip in the process - but he didn't go to the MD for that.

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