You are in such a tough situation. Your H really did leave you and your daughters in quite a difficult predicament. I read the unemployment rates are rising again in France.
Do you have any other options? Is there government support you could fall back on?
The way you say it, you get spousal support while you are still married, but once a divorce is final that stops? That sounds backwards to me. Kind of gives you a reason to not push for the divorce (also save on legal costs).
It seems really unfair that our spouses can walk out of a marriage and gain financially. I think women, such as yourself, really get the worst statistically. Men usually recover quite well after several years. Oh well, I guess life really is not fair.
