It's been nearly 2 years since he left, and things still aren't settled. Mostly because he's sitting on a $250k nest egg, and can (at least theoretically) keep the fight going forever. Meanwhile, the legal fight is draining my mom's finances. She's having a hard time paying the bills and dealing with home repairs...so my brothers and I have been helping her. Then the last legal bill came. Because my dad hasn't been doing what he's supposed to or returning his lawyer's calls, my mom's lawyer has been billing her for the time spent in trying to get him to comply.
Rather than see her suffer, I handed her a check for roughly a month's pay so she could pay her lawyer. I told her it would be covered. Besides, I'd been given that money by my dad...so I could get a newer car back in September.
(For those of you following along at home, my '07 Corolla got totaled when some uninsured asshole hit it. So he sent me a check to bring the payments down. What I wasn't counting on, is that when I consolidated my debts about the same time, getting back the mortgage escrow, any fees, and not having to make monthly payments on credit cards...meant that I'd have a bit more in the kitty. I paid off the debts, put most of the remaining funds towards a newer car, and then put the rest into savings.)
I helped her out, because I'll be DAMNED if I'm going to let that bastard win. Plus, the money I was given, came out of his IRA that she's trying to get. So it rightfully should go to her. Also, I don't want any "dirty" money around if I can help it.
Then I find out that their anniversary would have been the beginning of the month. Not so bad by itself...had a good friend mentioned that the bastard had taken his girlfriend on a very expensive Caribbean cruise. My mom is living paycheck to paycheck and stressing out...and that bastard is touring the islands. What the fuck?
So yes I'm upset
Rather than see her suffer, I handed her a check for roughly a month's pay so she could pay her lawyer. I told her it would be covered. Besides, I'd been given that money by my dad...so I could get a newer car back in September.
(For those of you following along at home, my '07 Corolla got totaled when some uninsured asshole hit it. So he sent me a check to bring the payments down. What I wasn't counting on, is that when I consolidated my debts about the same time, getting back the mortgage escrow, any fees, and not having to make monthly payments on credit cards...meant that I'd have a bit more in the kitty. I paid off the debts, put most of the remaining funds towards a newer car, and then put the rest into savings.)
I helped her out, because I'll be DAMNED if I'm going to let that bastard win. Plus, the money I was given, came out of his IRA that she's trying to get. So it rightfully should go to her. Also, I don't want any "dirty" money around if I can help it.
Then I find out that their anniversary would have been the beginning of the month. Not so bad by itself...had a good friend mentioned that the bastard had taken his girlfriend on a very expensive Caribbean cruise. My mom is living paycheck to paycheck and stressing out...and that bastard is touring the islands. What the fuck?
So yes I'm upset
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