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[quote=Anonymous]OP, as a fellow immigrant, you have to decide what you want more:

a.  A green card.

b.  Or, the max amount of $$ you can get from your ex.

It seems that you understand that filing for divorce now may mess up your green card application.  If you want the green card more, I suggest you reach an amicable agreement with your husband to plug away until you get your green card. You can always file for divorce later.

If you don't care about the green card, go ahead and file for divorce now and ask for maximum allowed by law. Understand that in this case, your days in this country may be numbered, and you  may have to return to your country of origin.  Understand that you may have to do so without your child. You say your ex doesn't care if you go, but he can change his mind at any time, and the courts here will side with him, not you.

I am sorry you are in this situation. It's not the best.  But you have to do what you have to do because you are not in a position to indulge your emotions right now.  If you don't have a green card, you qualify for nothing. Your child, if a US citizen and below a certain income limit, may qualify for some food assistance or free lunch or medical, but that's about it. [/quote]

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