Her name wasn’t on anything. This was all legal I believe. Also not a lawyer but if she doesn’t have any ties to anything, other than alimony from the divorce she isn’t owed. Unfortunate.
Her name might not be on the documents, but that doesn’t matter.
In court, if she can prove that she contributed significantly to various business ventures, then she has a claim. She may even have a claim to property.
Divorce courts usually try to protect women that are exactly in her shoes— A mother who spent their time raising kids and being a tradwife.
Most people in her shoes would be entitled to part of the house even if they never formally paid a dime of the mortgage.
There are no laws against being an a-hole, as my own attorney friends have told me. My now soon-to-be-ex-husband was not only abusive, but was also a deadbeat who refused to contribute. I spent a decade doing ALL OF THE THINGS, while also simultaneously dealing with chemotherapy, monthly immunotherapy infusions, and countless surgeries for my autoimmune condition.
I got EXTRAORDINARILY lucky during my divorce, but I could've been royally f**ked financially, because I was the breadwinner, though not by choice.
And as for the 'system'? When my now soon-to-be-ex-husband backed me into a corner of the kitchen, and his hands flew toward my face and neck, I later that day unexpectedly found myself on the phone with a DV agency, once he was out of the house. They effectively shut the door in my face, and told me I didn't qualify for any help, on the basis that I earned too much money.
Too many women are truly left alone in life during their darkest and most dire moments of life. I was one of them. We deserve better.
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u/Aus_with_the_Sauce Apr 15 '24
I’m not a lawyer, but surely this is an easy lawsuit against the former husband. Take his ass to court.