How do I respond to this?

Question

My husband and I got married last August in a rush and then he deployed. it was clear the marriage was NOT going to work out and we agreed to a divorce. Now he is trying to say our marriage is invalid and he was forced to marry me out of duress and under false pretense. I know this is not true and I have the proof that he asked me to marry him and he wanted to get married the way we did.

We agreed to file a non contested divorce and that would have cost about $500 in my state. But now that he is doing this I am forced to get an attorney to fight this and change it to a divorce. Reason why I want it as a divorce is a lot of the POA's I had were for a spouce and if our marriage is invalid those POA's can be invalid. I have 20 days to respond from the date I was served (and that was on Aug 29th). There isn't any way I can come up with the money for an attorney by then. I am working on coming up with the money but I know I wont be able to within 20 days. How can I respond to this, what do I need to do?

Answer 1

MOST ATTORNEY'S WILL LET YOU DO A PAYMENT PLAN..  

Answer 2

I think you should try www.militaryonesource.com. or call 1-800-342-9647.  They are there to help military families. When my husband was deployed last year. I was given their website for different types of support.

Answer 3

If you are currently married then you can seek legal council from a military attorney free (or nearly) charge at the installation your husband is stationed at (not where he is deployed.)  Contact post JAG and also contact your FRG leader and explain what is going on.  Your FRG is going to have the resources to help you deal with this.  

EDIT:  You are looking for the wrong lawyers.  Civilian lawyers are not going to help you Military lawyers will.

EDIT:  Your FRG leader will be a wife from your husband's company.  Call your husband company and ask who the FRG leader.

Answer 4

POA?

If your motives are in greed, the outcome will not be good.  Let this be and be glad to be rid of him.  He's probably g*y- most of them are.

Answer 5

you should be able to get a free sonsultation with one

Answer 6

If you must go through with a divorce talk to your husbands commander or the JAG office. Being that the military is involved there are certain things they can do to try and make this as clean as possible.

Answer 7

I think you need to face facts dear and simply get out of this relationship in the manner which you can afford, perks or not.  I mean, you didn't marry for them in the first place, did you?  The honorable thing to do is to dissolve this union that was based on bad footing to begin with - and each of you to move on...wiser, hopefully.

Sincerely,

Grace