HI, I'm new to this forum. I have been reading the messages etc. posted, very interesting information. I need advise desperately regarding my situation. I will try to be brief, I have been separated 7 months now having been married for 8 years. It was both our second marriage, I have a daughter from my first and he had two children from his. They were 3 & 5 years old when we became a family. The youngest never new her mum. My daughter is older. The home we lived in was bought in May 2006 shortly after we got married. The mortgage is in his name. Two years after we were married I went out to work. I supported him and we struggled during the first few years of marriage but last summer my husband announced that he is in love and deserves to be happy. Took his children to meet his new partner and began verbally abusing me. He told me he would buy a house for me to live in so that he could move his partner in and they could all be a happy family. At first I agreed due to the mental, emotional and physical stress I was in. After carefully thinking it through I said no to him I won't leave as that is the matrimonial home, partially mine. He then said he would leave with his children and I should take over the mortgage (over �140,000) and take over all the bills etc. I could never afford this because I work part-time. He took the children away from our home for 3 days and did not tell me where they were, later I found out he took them to his new partner. He told me not to do anything for the children and would verbally abuse me in their presence. He was pressuring me to leave and eventually I decided to look for a place to rent for me and my daughter. But this was taking time and one night in september he came home and shouted that he wanted me gone by tomorrow (16 september) in the presence of the children who were very upset. I left that night in the rain with my daughter. I now found out that he's bought a house for his partner and moved her to our town. I have been reading up on law firms who specialises in divorce and feels I need to do this. I am drained financially and feels so stressed out over this situation. grateful for any advise.