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If there are any DUers in Utah who are also Lawyers, I need council now.
My wife and I have had a troubled marriage for some years, but we've always managed to come through. After the recent death of our youngest son (we lost him to cancer) she has locked herself in her room (we've slept separately for some time), and would only come out when I'm gone to work, quickly grab food and booze, and return to her room, to drink, eat, and blast the stereo.
Last night she packed a bag and left while I was at work. Our 14 year old son was at home to witness this, and she would not tell him where she was going. only that she would come back in a week and get the rest of her stuff.
When I returned home, I went into her room. It was disgusting. Beer cans everywhere, rotten food in bowls, mixed with cigarette butts, and a weird message scrawled on the door in lipstick saying "I hope you live forever." The creepy part was that she had taped kitchen knives, forks, and sewing pins to the walls around the messages. It scared the crap out of me.
There is no history of spouse or child abuse, except for one incident where she came downstairs drunk, thrashed the house, and bit me. I called the police on her, and she now has a record of family violence in the presence of a child.
I need to get divorce papers served asap, and a retraining order to keep the woman from coming back into this house, but I'm afraid that I'll risk sharing custody of my son if I don't do this right. Fathers don't fare well in Utah, I hear. I went to a local law firm in Salt Lake, but they wanted 2 thousand bucks just to start, with a promise of more fees to come. I can't afford that, but I can't afford to procrastinate either.
In short, I need a lawyer, quickly.
Are there any DUers out there that are lawyers? Anyone that can help?
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