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Asked by jdan11 (13points) December 4th, 2008

I have a question. I would like to know if anyone can point me to the right place. I married a Filipina girl who was living here in the US illegally. I fell in love with her, married her and had 2 kids. After her papers were fixed, she was able to fix papers for her whole family who already were all living here illegally. Once all was taken care of, things changed. I caught her cheating on me with her boss. I was thinking of my kids so I took her back. Few months ago, she just decided to take off and live with her aunt just a few miles away from me, leaving both kids which I don’t mind because I want to keep them. From what I heard is seeing her high school sweetheart from the Philippines. I feel like I was used to just get her citizenship and now that they are all set to live here permanently and legally, she decides to kick me to the curb and at the same time, I feel threatened that she will take properties I had before I met her. What I need to know is, (this is only a plan b) If she just used me to permanently live here, is there a way to take it back?

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TaoSan's avatar

Wow, sorry to hear that mate :(

Sounds like she’s here for good. If her petition for an alien relative was granted then that means that she’s here for good, and is a fully accepted resident alien.

There’s no immigration-angle you could work.

On the other hand, you describe her actually “abandoning” the children, so I doubt she’ll get to your property.

What an awful story! My heart-felt sympathies and best of luck.

AtSeDaEsEpPoAoSnA's avatar

I would probably seek legal advice from a lawyer. People are good actors when they really want something. Next time…...get with the legal ones.

Mizuki's avatar

Get a lawyer right now. I have seen this exact scenerio literally 100’s of times. Protect your property, video every interaction. She will allege abuse against the children if she does not get the property. You need to get into protection mode, and will have to support her and her old husband. (Most of these situations, she will have had married him before in many cases I have seen. Get evidence she cheated with the boss on video. If you don’t fight for your self you will get eaten alive. Sorry to be so blunt, but you need to hear this now.

TaoSan's avatar

Lurve to Mizuki. If someone is cold enuff to plan something like this over two kids who knows what’s next. Prolly the whole family of hers testifying to have seen abuse.

jdan11's avatar

I don’t care if she takes things that we had together but I would like for her to leave the things I had before I met her. Her family is money hungry and I don’t know what to do. Are you sure she will not be able to crucify me and leave me with nothing if she left the kids with me? for about a month after she left she will take the kids to school because I leave the house at 6:45 am so the kids are by themselves for about 30–45 minutes until she gets there and takes them to school. they are 7 and 11 yrs old. I know for a fact she doesnt want the kids because she would;ve taken them when she left. also she keeps taking her stuff little by little and I had asked her to clean out her closet and take all the stuff she needs so that she doesnt have a hard time taking her things behind my back. so i decided to clean it out my self and put it in a bag and left it in there for her to take. when she seen what i did, she called me yelling and said “well since you packed all my stuff, i assume you are kicking me out”! I packed her things 6 months after she stopped coming home and started living with her aunt.

TaoSan's avatar

Well, the courts are weird unpredictable places. So go with Mizuki’s advise. Document EVERYTHING.

I don’t think you’ll find sufficient advise here, you MUST lawyer up immediately.

Please don’t procrastinate on that one.

makemo's avatar

It sounds like you have a warm heart for your beloved kids. Prioritize your efforts on not loosing their custody to her. On the other hand, I think there should always be a possibility for your kids to see their mom, too. They have nothing to do with anything of this whole tragedy, and just need to feel safe knowing that they can see both their parents.

But, if I were you, being a father myself, I would safe myself from the possibility of loosing their custody, to their cold hearted mother, just because she’s a mother. (This may not be common in the US, but in Sweden, these stories are more a trivial thing than rare.)

I say. Material things (except for those with great affectionate value) second. Your beloved ones and the most heartful things goes first. I would just care to get her out of my life as much as possible. If she decides to steal half of your properties, well, that’s up to you, how much energy you’re willing (perhaps at the expense of your attendance to your children), is up to you. Worst case scenario, in terms of the material aspect in this scenario (except for highly affectionate things), is that you’ll have to accept paying the price for being a nice, honest, loving person, who’s been tricked. But the good part, in all this, is that it left you with two lovely children.

I hope for the very best, to you and your children. And I hope your ex wife will some day dare to look inside her soul and see what’s apparently (not) there (for the time being at least).

flameboi's avatar

Get a lawyer (a good one) make a case, and send her and all her family back to the Phillipines(any good judge will back you up)
I’m sorry to hear what happened to you, and of course, get ready to fight for custody (I’m sure you will win that too, DHS loves to support the honest U.S. citizens)

rossi_bear's avatar

omg! get a laywer right now. how unfair that is of her to do that to you! i am sorry and i hope that things work out for you!! please make sure to keep the kids with you.

basp's avatar

Get a lawyer, document every interaction with her andnever interact with her or her family without a witness.

Good luck.

LKidKyle1985's avatar

Damn dude, you got pwned. But hey it happens to the best of us, those asian girls are hot. But if shes cheating on you, you def have grounds for divorce. And since most of what you have is there because of your own ability to get it and not because she helped you get it, you should be in the clear. but yeah talk to a lawyer and good luck.

AlfredaPrufrock's avatar

Property that you had before you met her is exempt, unless you transferred it into joint name, or gifted it to her. Likewise, if any family members died, and you inherited, it’s exempt from marital property unless you co-mingled the funds in a joint account. (I’ve had numerous conversations with a divorce attorney on this very issue in the past.)

Talk to a lawyer.

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