Why you should not take divorce advice from friends and acquaintances.

A man in Florida, let's call him Ted, tells his friend Bob that he wants to move out of his house and get a divorce from his wife who is a stay at home mom.  Bob's cousin in another state got divorced last year so Bob proceeds to give Ted a flood of unsolicited advice. Bob tells Ted not to move out because he will abandon his ownership interest.  If he moves out, they tell Ted, he will be guilty of abandoning his wife and kids. Ted is told to take all the money out of savings before his Wife takes it and shut down all her credit cards.  Bob gave Ted a lot of bad advice.

If Ted listens to Bob, Ted's divorce will start off  with acrimony and increased expense. Ted will have left his Wife with no money and no access to credit while he is still living with her and the children.  She can't put gas in her car or give the children lunch money.  

While they mean well, your friends and acquaintances will never hesitate to give you advice about your divorce.  They will tell you horror stories without knowing or giving you all the facts.  Every case has differences which may dictate one result or another.  Different states have different laws.

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