Outside USA Separation

[Lieke]

My husband and I moved to Singapore on August 1st, and he told me 2 weeks later that he didn't want to be married anymore, and does not want counseling. I am leaving Singapore on September 3rd. We have been married for 25 years. Will my leaving be construed as abandonment? He has promised that he will not screw me over, but I never anticipated that he would drag me all the way to Singapore and then decide we were done.

 

[irish223]

It probably depends on where you plan to file for divorce, but generally no. If you are moving back to the state/county you left to move to Singapore, hopefully the residency requirement to file for divorce can be waived since you were only gone for a month. Get yourself a lawyer as soon as you're settled, and good luck.