Seeking the advice of a domestic relations lawyer would be the best starting point. The law does not require a spouse to remain in a situation that is health-threatening, which yours seems to be. Based upon what you say, your husband has effectively abandoned the marriage, and engaged in conduct many courts would deem cruelty. Either is grounds for divorce. If you elect to proceed down that avenue, your attorney may also recommend that a petition be filed giving you exclusive possession of the house during the pendency of the suit, because although your husband may not have threatened you physically, his cruelty toward you has had a serious, detrimental effect, on your health and safety.

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Q: My husband and I have been having some problems lately. He has been drinking a lot, and has become very aggressive towards me. He's been sleeping on the couch and won't talk to me except to criticize and yell.  He refuses to go with me to marriage counseling, or to talk to our minister. I am a nervous wreck! I went to our family doctor and he prescribed medication to calm my nerves and lower my blood pressure. What can I do? We don't have a lot, and the house is in both our names.

A: Seeking the advice of a domestic relations lawyer would be the best starting point. The law does not require a spouse to remain in a situation that is health-threatening, which yours seems to be.

Based upon what you say, your husband has effectively abandoned the marriage, and engaged in conduct many courts would deem cruelty. Either is grounds for divorce. If you elect to proceed down that avenue, your attorney may also recommend that a petition be filed giving you exclusive possession of the house during the pendency of the suit, because although your husband may not have threatened you physically, his cruelty toward you has had a serious, detrimental effect, on your health and safety.


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