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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There are some real ogres on this thread.

Mrs. Fairfax is the victim.  She likely was trying to do what was best for the kids.  So sad.

Remember, at one time she loved him--maybe, she still did.  Just proves that if a smart, educated woman cannot figure this out, how can those with fewer advantages?

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Yes we know she was the victim. That is totally clear. And maybe this was the inevitable outcome no matter what she did. But I think it is really important for women to know that bad situations can get worse and nothing is worth staying with a spiraling or unstable man. Do what you can to get out even if it means living in a small apartment, your kids switching schools, whatever. Call a lawyer with DV experience and figure it out. [/quote]

Stop. There is nothing to “figure out” here. She had a lawyer, she had a court proceeding, and the judge was more focused on giving her husband hype talks as if that man had anything good left to salvage, than protecting her.

There is a reason why women in this situation kidnap their kids and go into hiding - it’s because that is your only option. And for a woman who grew up dirt poor, I’m sure she wanted to do all she could to spare her children from that same fate. [/quote]

She told friends her lawyer advised her she’d risk being found to have abandoned the home if she moved out. [/quote]

Her lawyer was correct. It was absolutely a risk. And she might not even have a home to come back to considering he had zero income and hundreds of thousands in debt. [/quote]

A risk of what exactly? Please back that up with facts and reported cases. There is zero way a competent family law attorney tells a woman in an abusive/unstable household that she cannot leave the home. If someone told her that they should be brought up on bar charges. The fact is that leaving the marital home in Virginia does nothing at all wrt to the ownership interest, but it may be grounds for fault in a divorce. But if you are facing a truly dysfunctional situation (even if not abusive) then you need to prioritize. [/quote]

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