I've posted this in divorce forum as well. But may be someone here can help too. I'm new to all this & since its still raw, it is very very painful & then I've to face all the reality as well which basically narrows down to actually facing this nightmare & supporting myself. So here it goes: My STBX inlaws & my parents live here in Tulsa, OK & thats where we got married in May'05. I moved to live with my hub in Irving, TX right after marriage. Even though we visited Tulsa alot, we resided in Irving, TX. He worked fulltime there & I worked part time. Did our taxes there too. My name was on apartment lease & on dishnetwork. Now since 12/22/07 I'm at my parents & on 01/18/08 I received the summon from Tulsa, OK court for divorce from him. I wanted to get things ready before I speak to my lawyer so I called my apt leasing office & boy were they rude. First they said, they won't let me have proof, then said your hub told us you took everything so we are taking your name out, I informed them that on 01/17/08 I just took my basic belongings (my car, most of the clothes (not all), shoes, & books). So she said she'll fax it to the # I provided, but she never did. I'm gonna ask IRS to send me our '05 & '06 returns. I can figure out how to get my proof of last employment. Q#1: I want to know is it in my favor to inform the court that legally this case should take place in TX not in OK? (now I wonder why my husband never let me change my OK driver's liscence to TX & his as well). I currently don't have a job (he made me quit), living with my parents, will need a lawyer but can't afford him, & he does not want to give me anything. He has 401K. I've a foreign M.S. degree which equals B.S. degree in U.S. in Nutrition. But never got a chance to finish my last semester after marriage. I made $12,000 in '06 & $18,800 in '07 in retail job. Q#2: Do I qualify for spousal support? BTW I think he made $32,000 in '06 & $39,000 in '07. Q#3: Not so important but still what can I do about the leasing office's refusal of help? Can anyone answer all of above questions, please?
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