Yes, I have an attorney since I was discharged from the hospital because at that point My ex- was pursuing me to divorce with only one attorney's services... which I found out is illegal thanks to the professionals that helped me back then. Anyway, the divorce isn't taking place in PA but in an neighboring state so the laws could be a little different. Of course, since he refused time and again to pay the alimony amount I was asking for before going to court, right now I'm in the most risky situation possible: the Judge has total discretion about the amount of money... I already know it's going to be long term although I need to take insurance in case he dies or becomes incapacitated. And yes, of course I got money from the house sale but it isn't much unless I use it for a very small apartment or house because no bank or financial institution is going to give me a loan without having income (alimony is not an income...) Anyway, I'm pretty much in the dumps, because I cannot believe that after so many years together the only thing I got is a little bit more than $40.000 in the bank and half the house contents: moving from a four square of more than 3.000 ft, three floors, etc, etc... to a very modest rental house, seems like going back thirty years and having to begin again but now, I'm past my fifties... I'm very, very depressed and don't know yet how to get out of this... Anyway, thanks for your work looking for a way to help me. Yes, sometimes, life sucks in a big and very much unfair way.