Lufkin, TX Divorce Law Firms & Lawyers

In Ohio, we are an equitable distribution state; Your spouse is entitled to one-half of your retirement earned during the course of the marriage; In order to determine what that amount would be, you would have the get what is called a Qualified Domestic Order (QDR) done; Sometimes the retirement plan will provide the necessary documents and compute the value for a fixed fee, otherwise you either have to have a lawyer do it or find a company that specializes in them

You should ask to be awarded the car that is in your name and specify in the decree that the car must be turned over to you at a specific address on a specific date and time.  Figure out a way to show that she has another vehicle so you can refute her lie that your car is her only means of transportation.  The only other way to handle this so that you do not have to pay for a car you do not drive is for her to be awarded the car and be ordered in the divorce to refinance the debt on the car into a loan in her name.  That is not a fool-proof way to ensure she will refinance, however, because if she does not have good credit, she is not going to be able to refinance.  

The best thing is really to mobilise your lawyer. Many lawyers do not draft QDRO's, which can be very complicated, but instead hire a specialist (lawyer or CPA) to do it. So it's a lot to ask of yourself: you could find yourself checking out the statute in the library, and drafting it, and getting the judge to sign it, only to find that the trustees of the fund disapprove for one reason or another. If your estranged husband should empty out bank accounts which are subject to division in divorce, or which have already been divided, he would be in contempt of court in a very big way. I don't understand why you are homeless. Surely you can apply to the court for temporary maintenance to help you pay for a place to stay.