She's A Single Mom Of 7 And Her Husband Won't Give Her Money

Brought to you by the Every Dollar app. Start budgeting for free today. Was your attorney a wuss? You need to pick up the phone and chew their ass. Can't think of anything that makes me matter. >> I am um a newly single mother of seven children. >> Um in the process of getting a divorce and I do not make enough money to survive and I need to know what to do next. >> My gosh. Where are you guys in the divorce process? We have only just had one hearing about custody. Um, >> is he writing >> other than that? It's still >> No. >> Why? >> I have not received a dime. >> Why? >> Because he doesn't think that he should. >> It's not up to him. It's up to your attorney to get off his butt and talk to the judge about sending the woman with seven children some money. >> Yeah. Well, right now we're having the kids >> half and half a week. I get him a week. Yeah. >> He needs to be writing checks to you in any state. >> Yeah. >> Was your attorney a wuss or not smart? >> I'm I'm beginning to wonder, but I I don't have the funds to get anyone else at this point. So >> Oh, you you need to pick up the phone and chew their ass. >> Yeah. >> Can you say that? >> I just said that. I'm I'm I mean I got a lady with seven children that's not getting supported by her deadbeat soon to be ex and the attorney's sitting on her thumb. Can't think of anything that makes me mad. Holiday spending can spiral fast, but your phone bill doesn't have to. Boost Mobile helps you take control. Your first three months are just 10 bucks a month. Then it's a flat $25 for unlimited talk, text, and data. No contracts, no surprises. Just reliable service that keeps your budget in check. Visit boostmobile.com/ramsey and stretch your dollars further this season. >> Restrictions apply. See boostmobile.com/ramsey for details. >> Can't think of anything that makes me matter than attorneys who sit on their thumbs. >> Yeah. And so, um, currently I have, um, I have $6,550 in student loans. Um, that's what I I was able to get that I I graduated this summer with an EMT um, license. And, um, I got that so I could move out because How old are the kids? I had no access. >> How old are your children? >> Um, 8 to 15. Uh, two sets of twins. When are you starting the EMT gig? >> Well, there is a possible opening in January, but again, because of the situation with the kids, um it's going to be really difficult for me to get a like a vanilla EMT job. Um because it's usually 48 on, 96 off, and I don't I want I have the kids. I have to, you know, >> I think it's very doable. the 48 you're on, they're on him. >> Right. But again, he's he's been very um >> I don't care what he wants. >> You seem to think he has control of this. He has no control. There are these neat things called laws. >> Mhm. >> When your attorney actually bows up and acts like an attorney. >> Mhm. >> No. Definitely a listen, not unusual at all for one of the spouses in a divorce that has child has co-are custody with their children to be working for the fire department of the EMT and have 48 on 96 off. That's a fairly normal rhythm. And to put the child care the ch the child custody arrangement to fit that rhythm is not unusual at all. It's done every day in divorce courts in America. >> Okay. All right. >> When somebody has an attorney Yeah. >> God. Okay. Um, so yeah. So this guy, this guy is a your your soon tobe ex is a control freak, overbearing bully, isn't he? >> Yeah. >> And has been for how long? >> Um, 17 of our 18 years. >> Okay. Cuz you twice in the conversation already gave him way more power than he actually has. >> Yeah. >> And two and two times I corrected on it. You following me? He He really doesn't have I mean, this is a >> Yeah, this guy's um he's so neutered he doesn't even know it. >> He's got seven freaking children. The judge is going to mop the floor with him. >> Mhm. >> Assuming your attorney actually shows up for work. >> Yeah. >> Okay. So yeah, this is uh >> Elizabeth, do you have the ability to get someone else to be him walking in front of a judge? >> Yeah. I'm sorry, Rachel. What was that? >> Do you have the ability to find someone new if you needed legal counsel that's different for your sake? >> I don't think so. Um I h actually had to borrow money from my daughter to be able to pay the retainer. Um and I I'm I'm currently making $24 weekly. Um, >> doing what? >> Just inhome care. I do inhome care and then I when I can I do substitute teaching. >> Um, and that pays $91 a day. >> And he's not taking care of the kids at all. He's not doing any of the child custody right now at all. >> Well, he's he's got the kids every other week with the exception of one of my oldest twins. Um, she's at my house every week. >> Okay. >> Um, so >> so you could be working that entire week for a lot more than 204. Right. >> And you need to be >> But the problem is is the reason that my daughter is at our house is because um she she was suicidal and um going to her dad's which is making it worse. >> Oh, I can imagine. Can imagine. Is she not is she not safe at your house? >> Yes. >> Okay. Then go work the week that she the week that he's the rest of the kids are gone. You go to work that week. >> Yeah. >> You got to you got to create some money. is she's she is um not supposed to be left alone um yet. Um so that's that's been a challenge with that. But I I have been working in while they're at >> You have family in the area? >> They're over an hour away. >> Mhm. >> Um my mother is a is a widow. Um she she happened to work to survive herself. Mhm. >> And then I have siblings, but basically everybody is just working paycheck to paycheck. And I don't I don't want to be that anymore. >> Well, you are right now. You're just trying to eat. >> So Bubba needs to start Bubba needs to start writing some checks to you. You need to get some money on the weeks that the kids are gone. And if she needs to go stay with her grandmother that week, so somebody's watching the the uh teenager, that's cool, >> right? Uh she wouldn't be able. She's in school, though. And um >> not right now. >> She's in Christmas right now. >> Well, >> well, yeah, that's in a week and a half. Um Christmas break. >> Yeah. So, I mean, you've got to create some income. $24. I don't know how What are you eating on? >> We we did qualify for food stamps. And so, that's food stamps is taking care of the food. Um, uh, some friends from church stepped up and helped out with some stuff that has helped cover gas because I'm driving the kids back and forth to their school. >> And what and what's he saying? Your hus, your ex, soon to be ex. >> He's blaming me for everything. >> Yeah. So, um, listen, I want you to hang up and I want you to call your attorney and say, "If I don't start getting some checks immediately out of this guy to feed these seven children, we're over here on freaking food stamps and he has seven children. He's paying nothing. You're not doing your job." >> Yeah. Okay. >> Right now. >> All right. I'm sorry. And hey, hold on the line. Christian's going to pick up. We have Aldi gift cards, Elizabeth. They're one of our sponsors. And so, we'll hook you up with some of those. >> Yeah. We'll get you some groceries going, kiddo. Oh, I'm so sorry, man. >> Create your free every dollar budget today.