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Hi. I'm new here. I never knew this forum existed. I have been divorced since 2001 and my divorce was in Ohio. I now live in Florida (to get away from my abuser-exhusband) and live with our disabled daughter who is 21. My divorce attorney in Ohio always told me that Ohio's law is spousal support 1/3 of the years of the marriage, which would make my support be 8.5 years. (we were married a long time!) At first in my marriage I was an RN, working part time and then our daughter was born with spina bifida. She has had about 25 surgeries and needs a couple more. She has constant doctor appointments, etc and does want to volunteer one day a week too. I worked as an RN for 10 years and then I couldn't do it anymore due to caregiver burnout. Then I worked for 6 years at my exhusband's trucking company (very successful) and that was horrible because he was very abusive. I quit and then filed for divorce. We have 4 kids but the boys are grown and on their own. Our daughter lives with me and I get permanent child support ($1500) for her but now the spousal support is dwindling down and in 1.5 years will be gone. I received a buy-out from his company but it wasn't anything that I should have gotten, as he fudged his accounts. That money has gotten me this far. I have lost almost half of my money in this horrible market we now have. I dont' know what to do, as I can't work with all my daughter's appointments and hospitalizations. (She was in the hospital 3 times this summer for a week each time). Her health is very fragile. My spousal support is dwindling, so is the money in mutual funds and I don't knwo what to do. I looked at this web site and realized I could have gone for permanent support but my attorney never mentioned that it even existed. She just said "Ohio's law is 1/3 of the years of the marriage". So I believed her.
I can't work and take her to all her appointments. I can't work and be with her in the hospital. she has care at home that I do too. I dont' know what to do!!!!
I don't want to lose my home. My ex husband is very wealthy but he has a way of fudging the accounts. HELP!! Thanks!!! Nancy
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