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Dh is leaving me.....(long, sorry)

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spacecadet · 17/01/2006 15:12

my dh and i have been together for 10 years, we met when i moved just a few doors away from him.
he was single after a marriage break up and i was a lone parent with 2 kids aged 4 and 2.
we didnt move in together for 3 years, then we bought a house on the same estate and married in 1999,i can honestly say that we were blissfully happy, we were comfortably off as i worked full time too and he told me on our wedding day that it was the happiest day of his life.
i broached the subject of us having children together and he said he didnt want any, he was happy as things were, however in june 2000, he changed his mind and i was pregnant a month later.
thats when it all started going down hill, i had a dreadful pregnancy, suffered from hyperemesis, in the first 5 months and then spd, then i was induced and had a difficult birth as ds was 9lb 7 requiring heaps of stitching as i had a 3rd degree tear and then ds stopped breathing and was rushed to special care.
after that i developed pnd and the first year of ds's life was spent in a blur and my marriage suffered, we also sufered finacial setbacks as due to my depression i couldnt return to work as early as id hoped. then just as i was starting to feel good again and things were getting back on track, i fell pregnany again with dd(i had a coil in), and although i didnt suffer with the pregnancy and birth etc, i developed a balance disorder after she was born, a blood clot in the leg, then later a blood clot to the lung, i have gone on to lose 2 babies, one at 16 weeks and one at 23 weeks in oct.
subsequently, my marriage just seems to have fallen apart, i have gained 4 stone since i married dh and i sensed that he didnt really find me attractive.
he starts a new job in a week in wales, which was supposed to be a new start for us as it meant i could go back to being near my family, but i would have to stay here and sell the house.
last night he told me that he didnt think he loved me anymore, just like that, he said he hadnt been happy since ds was born 5 years ago!
he confessed that he had fantasised about slkeeping with my neighbour and said he didnt find me attractive anymore.
he said he has stayed as he loves his kids but cant cope with my balance disorder either and also said that he thinks having children has ruined our marriage.
he said when he goes on saturday, we will be seperated and ive got to fend for myself.
i havent stopped crying all morning from worry(im not sure how i feel about dh), ive got 4 kids, im recovering from pneumonia and hes going and leaving me with no money. i feel very depressed, i cant think straight.
sorry for the really long post.

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sunchowder · 17/01/2006 16:19

I took the introductory course here: upledgerinstitute , I take Synthroid for my condition, I am on 0.2 mcg.

MarsOnLife · 17/01/2006 16:19

She's in Cambridge.

LadySherlockofLGJ · 17/01/2006 16:19

Noddy

Cambridgeshire..

LadySherlockofLGJ · 17/01/2006 16:20

Have you got freezer space ??

Spacey

It will be easier to answer me.........

Then I will go away.

sunchowder · 17/01/2006 16:20

PayPal account?

Bugsy2 · 17/01/2006 16:22

Also, take legal advice as soon as you possibly can. Well worth at least a one off visit to a good solicitor. Whereabouts are you SC? Do you jointly own the house? Is he going to see his children - or are you supposed to be solely responsible for their upbringing too?

LadySherlockofLGJ · 17/01/2006 16:24

Where is she gone ???

spacecadet · 17/01/2006 16:25

YES I HAVE FREEZER SPACE LGJ!

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SleepyJess · 17/01/2006 16:25

What's with Paypal comment? A way in which we can all all help a bit? (And a lot jointly!) If anyone deserves it at the moment it's SC!!!!

mummytosteven · 17/01/2006 16:26

Here's the legal 500 page showing the best law firms for family work in the East Anglia area:-

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Aloha · 17/01/2006 16:26

You also want legal advice FAST. You are married and it's not up to him what you get out of this marriage. How DARE he leave his wife and children with no money! Get a rottweiler lawyer and take everything you can. What do you know about his savings, earnings, pension etc? As you are disabled and unable to work, I think he might be surprised what he is liable for, the tosser.

Freckle · 17/01/2006 16:26

20% of his salary might be what he is required to pay by way of maintenance for the children. However, he has a legal duty to maintain you too as his wife.

motherinferior · 17/01/2006 16:27

Yep, I'm with Aloha.

With a BIG stick.

SleepyJess · 17/01/2006 16:27

Aloha you sounded like W&R then!!! ;)

doormat · 17/01/2006 16:27

do you have joint bank account
if so
fleece it before he goes

spacecadet · 17/01/2006 16:27

yes i have a paypal account too.
mts, i have been recommended a good solicitor in ely.

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WideWebWitch · 17/01/2006 16:28

Omg, spacecadet, this is awful, you poor thing. You need some practical help I think. and he CANNOT waltz off and leave you with no money, he simply can't.

Gizmo · 17/01/2006 16:28

Holy shit.

Well, first things first, spacey...it's not you. You do understand that, don't you? It's not your appearance (and btw, even in PJ's and with unwashed hair, you looked pretty good to me ), it's not your illness, it's not your personality.

It's him. Your DH is just one big bag of issues which means he is not man enough to deal with the things that life has thrown at him. Other men would have risen to the challenge, he doesn't have the resources.

Which means he has left you in the shit. Bloody man. I'm not surprised you are numb.

Practically, I think going to the CAB must be a good first step - maybe they can take on some of the debate with the DHS & IR for you? Does your balance disorder qualify you for disability allowance and/or other forms of extra assistance?

I guess you need to sort out child maintenance as soon as poss. Forget this 'I'm paying the mortgage, you can pay everything else' shit. You need a detailed budget of household expenses and then you need to make sure you get as close to 50% of that as you can get from the b***d. You may well find that is a lot more than just the money he is paying towards the mortgage.

If you don't have a solicitor yet then I might be able to help you find a friendly one. If you would like someone to babysit for you while you go and talk to solicitors/CAB etc then I'm happy to oblige.

For the emotional stuff...oh god. Do you still love him? You were about to start a new life: how important was he to that, in emotional terms? This is so rancid, I can't imagine what its like to combine need+rage+love. Gahhhhhhh

You know where I am if I can help. Please email.

Miaou · 17/01/2006 16:29

oh spacey, I am so sorry to hear this.

Aloha · 17/01/2006 16:29

No not W&R!
Seriously, he needs teaching a lesson.

expatinscotland · 17/01/2006 16:29

i'd definitely make sure the CSA has good knowledge of him, if anything just to make his life the living hell it deserves to be.

WideWebWitch · 17/01/2006 16:29

What a fucker, honestly, agree about rottweiler lawyer. I wish pph had been much nastier to him on the other thread.

WideWebWitch · 17/01/2006 16:30

Spacecadet, is there anything practical any of us can do?

doormat · 17/01/2006 16:31

if you dont have joint account
do you know his pin???
if so empty it

spacecadet · 17/01/2006 16:31

sadly i dont have a joint bank account otherwise i would have already fleeced it, i do admit that we are not rich and we have a hefty mortgage, so he doesnt have a great deal left over, i pay everything else out of the tax credits, child benefit etc but now they have stopped my blimin tax credits!

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