How can I keep my baby and myself safe from my abusive husband?
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How can I keep my baby and myself safe from my abusive husband?
I conceived baby 2-3 weeks before marriage. The baby is my husband’s. My husband was abusive severely. I want to get a divorce now but he has an attorney and I cannot afford one. I don’t want money or anything except for a divorce and safety of my child and I. What can I do? I applied for an injunction and was granted a 15 day temporary one. My husband was “unable to be served” but ended up being in court with his lawyer. I didn’t have a lawyer. He made me out to be mentally ill and claimed I did the abuse to myself. He has threatened my friend who will no longer witness bc of fear.
Asked on June 28, 2012 under Family Law, Georgia
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FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
If you cannot afford an attorney with respect to the abusive husband situation that you have written about, I suggest that you contact your nearest legal aid clinic or county bar association to see if there is a program that they have to assist a person in your situation.
Many times a family law attorney will assist a person in your situation "gratis" with a proviso that there is a possibility that the court may order your spouse to pay the attorney fees of the attorney that you retain to assist you in the matter that you have written about.
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