Plainwell, MI Divorce Law Firms & Lawyers

Get an attorney, plead your circumstances and seek temporary relief during the pendency of the divorce. Ask him to be ordered to pay you attorney's fees.

I think that the question that arises here is whether you just intend to separate or if you want to divorce. In a divorce in a long marriage you should be entitled to part of his pension and also an equitable share of all properties and assets accumulated during the marriage. There would obviously be no child support involved, however, your attorney might want to look into the possibility of alimony.

In South Carolina, this will all depend on the timing of his bankruptcy and your divorce decree as well as the terms of your divorce decree and/or settlement agreement. It appears, based on the facts you have given here, that he may in violation of your divorce decree which is a Court Order. There are ways to hold him accountable for violation of a Family Court Order in Family Court. I clearly advise against any reliance on the information contained herein as advice or application of it to a specific situation without a more thorough consultation with counsel.