Found out before Christmas, when I went to use a debit card on our sick dog… that my husband of 22 years drained our bank accounts. This led to the discovery that he had stopped paying house, school, cars… all bills for months. Drained kids 529 and my retirement a year prior to move to ‘savings’ accounts. That’s all gone too. My kids are heartbroken.
Turns out his company got in some trouble a couple years ago – and so did he. There’s a court case and our entire life savings all went to paying attorneys, hiding assets… or both. We are all in shock. This was a family who had everything they needed, healthy kids, saved for years..all gone.
I am now completely broke, out of a place to live, kids, and no income. Bonus is he destroyed my credit, and I need to ditch the cars he apparently stopped paying for. He literally destroyed everything. Last we heard, he left days ago and is awaiting the end of his court case.
I need advice. I have to find a job, a place to live, move the kids… it’s a lot. Where do I start. I have kids and dogs. I have a degree but it’s been 15 years since corporate. I don’t have the luxury of time. I have to be the breadwinner now, and fast.