Even though the car -- insurance, ownership, loan, registration -- is in both of our names, I need it to get to work, which is 35 miles away. There's no mass transit, and because my rent is lowest for a 60 mile radius, no chance of moving. I lose it; I lose my job.
And with all of my counseling and other issues going on, I can't look for other work. Even if I wanted to. You see, I'm 56 and really not worth it to most employers, and besides, my federal status is quite restrictive about moonlighting.
One thing is for certain: her own lawyer said that, because I would need to discuss non-legal matters with her, that I needed to tell her immediate family and firends to give me her phone number. There are no charges against me, nor are there any grounds for divorce other than living apart for 6 months come December. And no restraining orders. Therefore, by withholding the phone number, they are interfering and elevating this to a legal matter. I'm contemplating reviewing my legal optiosn and having a talk with the son-in-law soon to let him know what I find out, and to ask him and his wife to please cooperate so that I don't have to go for help.
And I don't have an attoreny. Although he's available through EAP, he wants a $2,000 retainer. And I don't have that kind of money.
