We just finished a battle to keep custody of the Duckling. Total cost of the whole court battle and everything associated with it totals about a year of private school tuition. It’s completely drained our savings and there are still bills that we don’t know how we’re going to pay. Duck and I are drowning in thoughts of debt and what that does to our future dreams.
The worst part? This whole damn custody battle was because Duck’s ex-wife wanted to drag him through the mud. She filed for full custody. Custody is still shared. THERE WAS NO POINT TO HOW MUCH MONEY WAS SPENT.
It’s killing me.
I am so sorry that you’re going through this. I’m dealing with the same thing with my youngest daughter.
Along with the rest of all my other late bills, I now have to figure out how to hire a lawyer.
The only thing I can say is just keep going. Keep moving and eventually one day you’ll look around and most, if not all of it, will be behind you.
I’m so beyond sorry.
Thank you. All I can do is wish you the best of luck in all of your struggles. It’s a terrible place to find yourself – just wanting to spend time with your child and having finances get in the way.