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Old 07-01-2011, 12:58 PM
 
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Hi, I've finally come to the conclusion my wife of 30 years has an abusive personality disorder and cannot change. Thus to end the abuse I need to initiate divorce. Does anyone have recommendations for an affordable yet quality attorney to help me fight the inevitable oncoming tornado? There will be no custody issues, just property division and spousal support. I work, she doesn't, but controls the finances. It would really help if I didn't have to pay up front. Did a search but most recommendations were through PM's.
Thanks for your thoughts.
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Old 07-01-2011, 01:03 PM
 
Location: San Antonio, Texas
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On IH 10 between loop 410 and Hildebrand, I saw a billboard stating "divorce made easy, $1000."
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Old 07-01-2011, 01:38 PM
 
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Old 07-01-2011, 02:08 PM
 
Location: San Antonio
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Hi, I've finally come to the conclusion my wife of 30 years has an abusive personality disorder and cannot change. Thus to end the abuse I need to initiate divorce. Does anyone have recommendations for an affordable yet quality attorney to help me fight the inevitable oncoming tornado? There will be no custody issues, just property division and spousal support. I work, she doesn't, but controls the finances. It would really help if I didn't have to pay up front. Did a search but most recommendations were through PM's.
Thanks for your thoughts.
No recommendation, but get the finances out of her hand immediately. New checking account, close the joint; paycheck in new account , etc. cut her off immediately else a run on the account.
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Old 07-01-2011, 03:19 PM
 
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No recommendation, but get the finances out of her hand immediately. New checking account, close the joint; paycheck in new account , etc. cut her off immediately else a run on the account.
thanks for the advice. Working on that, just need to figure the best timing. Don't exactly want to signal my intentions immediately.
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Old 07-01-2011, 03:49 PM
 
Location: Austin
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Don't leave Mrs. Wacko destitute or else she'll really give it to you. Still, have a secret stash......
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Old 07-01-2011, 09:09 PM
 
Location: Military City, USA.
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So you have diagnosed her, or has she been diagnosed by a licensed mental health doctor/therapist? If she has not officially been diagnosed, have you approached her about getting help? Surely you two have had discussions about her behavior? There are so many "new" mental illnesses discovered now, have you done a search to see what the treatment should be, have you found "abusive personality disorder" to be a legitmate mental health illness? I ask because my spouse suffers from undiagnosed (professionally, but trust me, it is) mental illness and I have been doing research myself and discovered illnessess never discovered or named 30, 20, etc. years ago that are now being recognized/legitimized. I hate to see a 30 year marriage disintegrate if there is help, you do remember "in sickness and in health"? Praying for you.
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Old 07-03-2011, 08:31 AM
 
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Thanks for you suggestions. No, she is not officially diagnosed. She would never admit to having a problem, much less consent to going for an evaluation. It's become aware to me the behavior is getting worse as time goes on. Recently after a particularly bad episode, in desperation I started scouring "men's help" sites and found the following two sites which really helped me put it together.

DadsDivorce.com: Divorce Advice for Men and Fathers | Men and Divorce
A Shrink for Men

It appears she has classic "Narcissistic Personality Disorder" probably brought on by an incident (known by all) which occurred as an early teenager (not abuse, brought on by her). She probably learned the behavior from her Mother who had a different and more traumatic incident in her early life. Basically the condition is a continual attempt to support a false inflated supreme self-image through tearing down others. The main troubling thing is that it appears to have no real treatment. The NPD will do almost anything to support their image.

The Emotionally Abusive Personality: Is She a Borderline or a Narcissist? « A Shrink for Men

So based on past experiences with her denying any responsibility, and what appears a very accurate (and hopeless) description of her condition I have arrived at this painful decision.
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Old 07-03-2011, 09:20 AM
 
Location: West Creek
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ahh good luck buddy, I remember when my Ex GF dropped her mask, As soon as I saw the evil in her eys SVG ran for the hills! LOL Funny cause she was an angel with everyone but me. and before anyone ask why? I liked the abuse lol JK

A divorce with no kids is very simple, I have a friend who divorced a leech with five kids, none were his. He bought his house when they were dating, and the lady wanted half. Judge made her leave with all the broken furniture her kids broke, and with 1500 and that was it!
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Old 07-03-2011, 09:39 AM
 
Location: san antonio texas
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So you have diagnosed her, or has she been diagnosed by a licensed mental health doctor/therapist? If she has not officially been diagnosed, have you approached her about getting help? Surely you two have had discussions about her behavior? There are so many "new" mental illnesses discovered now, have you done a search to see what the treatment should be, have you found "abusive personality disorder" to be a legitmate mental health illness? I ask because my spouse suffers from undiagnosed (professionally, but trust me, it is) mental illness and I have been doing research myself and discovered illnessess never discovered or named 30, 20, etc. years ago that are now being recognized/legitimized. I hate to see a 30 year marriage disintegrate if there is help, you do remember "in sickness and in health"? Praying for you.
1) i agree with this poster on most things. a 30 year marriage is a terrible thing to let go of. myself, ive been with my wife 11 years this month and would do everything to keep that marriage before i filed paperwork.

2) also agree on the multitude of 'new' illnesses, like autism. dont let her claim its some new, trendy diagnosis that can only be treated with gobs of cash.

3) get finances out of her hands, NOW. yes, it will signal your intentions but if youre paying the bills and you're the one being abused, dont give her anything to hold over your head, especially the family finances.

4) you get what you pay for in regards to lawyers. i know youre going to be strapped for cash with the inevitable move n whatnot, but its better to pay up now than more down the line because the cheapo but good lawyer you hired missed something

i waited almost 7 years before i made the marriage 'official' (on paper with the state) with the missus. its something i will only do once in my life. 'til death do us part' is not taken seriously at all by a good majority of people that get married. in fact, im of the opinion that most dont really take marriage as seriously as it should be taken. id fight tooth and nail to hold onto my 3 decades of marriage before i filed papers.

im not saying you havent, but please exhaust all options before you end it because thats a very big portion of your life that you've spent with your spouce.
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