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Q&A: Advice for a stay at home mom about to get a divorce with one car?
Author: Divorce Dr // Category: DivorceQuestion by CraziMommie76: Advice for a stay at home mom about to get a divorce with one car?
Haven’t worked in 3 years, we have one car, and I take care of our son during the day. Just wondering if anyone else has been in this situation and what they did?
Best answer:
Answer by Greenberg
Go to school so you can support yourself.
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February 15th, 2011 at 5:43 am
Nope I love my car would never divorce it!
February 15th, 2011 at 6:20 am
Most couples split everything 50/50 – whose name is the car in? If its both of yours, you two may have to sell the car and split the money.
Find a place near a bus line or near your job (because you will have to get one) so you can get around with your son.
Good luck to you – I made it, so will you. I was a young single mom with a three year old. Life was hard for a while, but I worked up to a wonderful career in high tech marketing and left to do grad school in counseling.
Now she is eighteen and I finally have time to sleep.
February 15th, 2011 at 7:00 am
make sure you get the car in the separation/divorce decree. Let him have a few extra bucks in his 401k to compensate…be fair and the judge will likely allow it even if ex doesn’t want to do it.
February 15th, 2011 at 7:33 am
You’re going to have to solicit help from someone…..Mom, Dad, brother, sister……somebody! Then, find you a job, buy you a car when you can afford it, and move on in your life. It will NOT be easy, but it can, and MUST be done if you’re getting a divorce. Good Luck!
February 15th, 2011 at 7:42 am
Check bus routes. If you get the house he will probably get the car. Or ask that as part of the child support he gets you a car. Of course child support will be decreased in order to make up for the car payments. Or you can both sell the house, split the profits, you move to a smaller place and purchase a car with what you get from the house. I also suggest you look for employment because alimony isn’t handed out freely anymore. Some states will allow it for 6 months which is what they beleive to be ample time for the “displaced” home maker to find employment outside the home. Good luck
February 15th, 2011 at 7:43 am
Just do the best you can do and first off get a job . and if you cant afford health insurance get the medicaid the food stamps what ever you have to do . You will make it . I know I did and if I can do it anybody can do it . good luck to you .