The problem I face right now is that the ex claims to keep no records. He files no tax returns, and keeps no tally of any income received from other sources other than his disability. I have had my attorney send 5 letters in the last 6 months, including interrogatories, etc, and his responses were next to nothing. He hasn't even filed a income and expense statement yet. He runs on a "cash" basis, underground, so to speak, and it is very diffilcult to gauge his true income. Of course, he hides everything. However, we did subpoena bank records and found some interesting stuff. Hopefully, the judge will see that he is hiding his true income. But we'll see. Based on what you said about legal separation, my new advice is this: if you decide to leave, then go ahead and file right away for divorce. I was always trying to play peacemaker, like a lot of women, and in the end it does no good. I waited too long, and his situation changed, from making much more than me each year, to making less, and now I have to fight this support issue. No matter what anyone says, I will go to my grave believing that it is manifestly unfair to be liable for support for something that happened years after we separated. THe fact that he got into a accident years after we separated is no fault of mine. When I left him, he was making 20,000 more a year than me, and never paid a dime to me to help. Knowing what I know now, I would have filed for divorce the day I left.
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