Hi, my name is Kevin and I find myself in the unique situation of having custody of my two children (5 and 10 years old). My wife and I separated and I let her keep our children and the house (thinking that this was the best for my kids). After some time it came to my attention that my children were being neglected and not taken care of at all. At the same time I found out that she had not been making the mortgage payments and that our house was in foreclosure. I requested a court hearing and was immediately awarded custody of my kids as well as the house itself. Although the Judge gave me my children and my home, and I'm extremely grateful for that, he did not order her to pay any child support or to help out with any of the marital debt. I'm taking very good care of my children and we're very happy, but the bottom line is, I'm sinking fast in a mountain of debt. It took all of my financial resources just to keep the mortgage company from foreclosing on our house, but I am still behind in my payments by several months. At the same time, I am having to pay all the bills from our marriage and all of the expenses associated with raising two young children. In the meantime, their mother is out everynight and doing her own thing without even so much as calling to talk to them from time to time. I hate that I'm even having to come on here and ask for help, and I normally wouldn't unless it was for my kids. This is their home and it breaks my heart to think that we may end up having to give it up. I know that times are tough for everyone, but if there's anything you can do to help I would be very grateful. Thanks for reading this.
