Divorce

My husband left town, possibly the country, he was deported, about 10 years ago. How can I divorce him? He has never made an attempt to contact me.

I was married in Cambridge, Maryland. Do I have to go to Cambridge, Maryland to get a divorce or can I file papers in Delaware or anywhere in Maryland.

I signed my divorce papers while in a psychiatric facility without an attorney not knowing that it gave her everything we owned and her pension. Can I reopen in front of a judge to at least get some of my share?

I am a mother of four boys, and I am presently going through a custody battle with my ex- husband. He walked out on us in November of 1996, and I filed for custody of the four boys in the beginning of 1997. My ex-husband and I made a type of joint custody agreement by which he agreed to pay me $50.00 per week in child support. I have maintained custody of my sons since my ex-husband left. In April of 2006 my ex-husband and our 13 year old son had an altercation in front of my home, which was witnessed by neighbors and some of my son's friends. Because of the circumstances, my son did not want to go see him for awhile. My 14 year old also said that he did not want to see my ex- husband because of the altercation. My 13 year old was hurt and scared at the time, so I told him when that when he was ready to see and talk to his Dad again, to call him on the phone. I had my son checked out medically to make sure that he was all right. After the altercation, he had come into the house crying and holding his neck. I am afraid of my ex-husband because he was abusive in our marriage, although I never filed criminal charges. My ex- husband, in anger, has recently elbowed my son's throat, which the doctor said caused a contusion of the neck. My son also started having behavior problems at school. The behavioral specialist who worked with him at the school told me how my son has changed and is now trying to work on grades. My youngest son got into trouble at school for bringing a pocket knife to class. My ex-husband is trying to use these behavioral problems against me in the custody fight. He also uses the fact that I lived with my fiance against me, even though he has had relationships with other women. My boys want to live with me and just see him occasionally. How can I have the custody order changed?

Our landlords have started filing for divorce. The current lease will be up in a month. We want to ask the landlords to mutually sign for an extended lease of one year. But, given the circumstances and the fact we feel our landlords are under financial hardship right now, could the extended year lease by terminated at any time based on a hardship clause derived from bankruptcy, divorce or any other reason deemed suitable by the courts settling the divorce claim? Are people divorcing in Ohio required to liquidate all assets such as a rental property?