Need Expert Witnesses -GSD Breeders/Trainers - Page 3

I also would not go in with negitives, I would show that you are trying.

For all of the Breeders and trainers out there that would be willing.
Put a financial package together for her, boarding, training, puppy sales, and the BILLS. If you can show the amount of puppies sold a few years ago vs.today. Anyone out there stuck with some, had them to long>more food more vet bills. How about some of the kennels closing because of economy. How much land is needed for boarding, how many dogs allowed legally.
send it to her, she is going to need it, no matter what she thinks. If you can get your signature noterized on it.
shelley, get vet updates on the conditon of your dogs, as far as breeding. Print out the rules of the SV, can not breed prior to 2 years of age, needs titles, cost of acquiring.

For all of the Breeders and trainers out there that would be willing.
Put a financial package together for her, boarding, training, puppy sales, and the BILLS. If you can show the amount of puppies sold a few years ago vs.today. Anyone out there stuck with some, had them to long>more food more vet bills. How about some of the kennels closing because of economy. How much land is needed for boarding, how many dogs allowed legally.
send it to her, she is going to need it, no matter what she thinks. If you can get your signature noterized on it.
shelley, get vet updates on the conditon of your dogs, as far as breeding. Print out the rules of the SV, can not breed prior to 2 years of age, needs titles, cost of acquiring.

www.womansdivorce.com/spousal-alimony.html#PAYHIM

This stupid divorce is turning into a full-time job. I am about 5 min. from just throwing the dogs in the van and hitting the road West. Let the lawyers fight it out. You can't squeeze blood from a turnip and I don't plan to live in PA anymore anyway.
I am so pissed off I am resenting having to drive 7 miles to Walmart, to invest money I'd rather spend on groceries or personal hygiene or dog food... for printer ink and copy paper. Insult to injury- I had enough office supplies to last years in my office at home.

Grrrrr....
SS

as some of the others have already said......your past reported income, your irs filing is key here.  he can dream up whatever he wants.  if he can't prove that you have ever made that much, he can't sue you on the premise that you ever will.  i don't know the details of your situation, but this sounds like a desperate threat on his part to get you to agree or giveup on another matter enterely.  men often work this way even if their "bargaining chip" is baseless.
pjp

Actually, it is the Lawyers who start all the SH **    They make the situation much more difficult and much more costly.   As you said, you "can't get blood from a turnip."   The lawyer will say anything and everything to upset you.       

Oh I would be perfect for this job. I've lost about 10k on dogs this year. 

The outcome of your case will be dependent on state law, a good lawyer, the facts relating to the case - and last but not least, the judge's view of you and your husband when you are on the witness stand.

You need to be in a position to establish that you did not make the income that he claims that you did - which would be done through a combination of income tax returns and your bank statements. To the extent that you had cash income it would have had to be declared for tax purposes - and if it was not then that is another hornet's nest, though if you were filing joint returns your husband would not be keen on making too much of an issue of undeclared income since he also signed the return and and additional taxes, interest and penalties would  be a joint and several liability -  which means that you are both jointly and individually liable for any amount due. So he would be on the hook as much as you are for the entire amount due.

The other unknown, again depending on state law, is if he claims that you are capable of making much more money than you did but did not do so because you were not interested in doing so, a judge could impute a value to that earning potential.

Finally, your husband's recent MI might strengthen his hand when it comes to claiming that his earning ability has been affected in the future - whereas yours is not.

So, in summary, you need a first rate lawyer who is aggressive and defends your interests. It is possible that the alimony claim is just leverage he is using to get you to drop your claim or settle for less when it comes to other marital property. Also, keep in mind that you have rights to his pension and other retirement benefits - if it is significant then you stand to collect a substantial amount.

Again, you need a good divorce lawyer - frankly, nothing that I say or anyone else on this forum says will substitute for competent  legal advice pertaining to your specific situation.

"they will calculate what you would earn at 40 hrs at a minimum wage job to set your child support."

Right - they're calculating at minimum wage (since prisoners don't even make min. wage).  MINIMUM wage.  And they base the grant of child support on that MINIMUM wage because once the prisoner is out that's the least he'd be making.  The amount was decided based on his minimum wage supermarket job, then the guy went back to a high-paying job similar to what he had before.  So he has to pay out to his kids as though he's making $280/week but what he's making is more than $2,000/week.  And unless you have the money to go fight for an increase, you're SOL.