Venice, FL Divorce Law Firms & Lawyers

As a practical matter you can't really do anything until you return to the US. Since Philippines law doesn't don't permit divorce, you will have to do it in the US in either your state of legal residence or the state where you have been stationed for the required length of time (for example, TX allows soldiers to file in TX if they have been stationed there for 6 months). You need to consult your local JAG Legal Assistance Office for more information.

What you should consider filing for is divorce. If you are trapped in an unhealthy relationship and have nowhere to go, consider going to a woman's shelter where you and your toddler will be safe, and where there are resources to assist you with filing for divorce, and learning about other assistance that may be available to you. Generally, you can't sue your spouse for emotional distress.

The relevant code section which governs this issue is Family Code Section 4063, which states, in relevant part: "(b) Unless there has been an assignment of rights pursuant to Section 11477 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, when either parent accrues or pays costs pursuant to an order under this section, that parent shall provide the other parent with an itemized statement of the costs within a reasonable time, but not more than 30 days after accruing the costs . These costs shall then be paid as follows: (1) If a parent has already paid all of these costs, that parent shall provide proof of payment and a request for reimbursement of his or her court-ordered share to the other parent. (2) If a parent has paid his or her court-ordered share of the costs only, that parent shall provide proof of payment to the other parent, request the other parent to pay the remainder of the costs directly to the provider, and provide the reimbursing parent with any necessary information about how to make the payment to the provider. (3) The other parent shall make the reimbursement or pay the remaining costs within the time period specified by the court, or, if no period is specified, within a reasonable time not to exceed 30 days from notification of the amount due, or according to any payment schedule set by the health care provider for either parent unless the parties agree in writing to another payment schedule or the court finds good cause for setting another payment schedule. (4) If the reimbursing parent disputes a request for payment, that parent shall pay the requested amount and thereafter may seek judicial relief under this section and Section 290. If the reimbursing parent fails to pay the other parent as required by this subdivision, the other parent may seek judicial relief under this section and Section 290."