I am a 45 year old woman, mother of two daughters and was married to my husband for ten years. I was thrown out of my family home on July 18, 2006, at 9:00PM by two Catawba County, NC, Sheriffs. I was told that I had 30 minutes to gather my belongings and vacate my home, while they stood and watched. My husband had gotten a court order, signed by a judge, saying that I was being violent toward him, which was untrue and later shown in court to be false.
While married, I had had numerous jaw surgeries due to TMJ, a Nissen Fundoplication to resolve a hiatus hernia (reflux), was diagnosed with interstitial cystitis (a painful bladder problem), nerve damage in neck, back and arms causing severe carpal tunnel syndrome. I was in the bed for 9 months to a year and could hardly move; I was throwing up nearly all food and had lost from 145 lbs. to 100 lbs. in just a matter of months. I had the Nissen Fundoplication procedure which helped me to at least not throw everything back up. And in 2005, I was diagnosed at Baptist Hospital by two different physicians with Sjogrens Syndrome and Fibromyalgia. My husband eventually refused to take me to any more doctors. So weak that I could hardly even drive, I started taking myself to the doctors and finding out for myself what was going on. My ex-husband cancelled my insurance, therefore I now do not have the insurance or money to go to the doctor or get medicine.
My ex-husband had been going behind my back for at least the past two years, plotting with my parents and family to have me thrown out of my home. During this time my mother, husband and family members kept telling me that I was just depressed and they wanted me to go see a psychiatrist. They kept telling me that if I would just take the medicine that I would not even know there was anything wrong with me. My ex-husband, of course, wanted everyone to think I was just crazy. Obviously he was trying to build a case against me so that he could divorce me. I started eating as much as I could, to gain some strength back and started going to a different church in Dallas, NC. This made my family even angrier, because they think that there is no valid religious denomination other than theirs. My husband was very domineering and told me that he would destroy me for not listening to him. He kept telling me that God was going to punish me for not listening to him. He and my family started accusing me of being in a cult because I decided not to go to their church anymore. I was abused verbally, emotionally and mentally by this man and he accused me of faking an illness since January of 1998.
My husband had papers filed against me for divorce saying that I was part of a cult and I was being accused of faking an illness. I had two of my doctors come to court, one being a rheumatologist the other being a functional capacity doctor. The functional capacity doctor told the court that I could not fake it because they test the heart when testing the muscles and that all my tests were consistent and that I could not work an 8 hour day. My rheumatologist also testified of her findings of the Sjogrens Syndrome and Fibromyalgia. The judge ruled against me and said that she did not believe that I was sick and now I have been told that I have to work and pay child support. The judge also told me that if I lost my apartment with a place for my children to stay that she would suspend my rights to see my 9 year old daughter.
All they could talk about in court was my faith in Jesus Christ and this should not have had any bearing on my case. I take my relationship with Jesus Christ very seriously. My husband accused me of faking an illness because he does not want to pay alimony. There were no doctors to testify against me or to say that my diagnosis was wrong. The judge said that I did not look to be sick and that my beliefs were unrealistic and idealistic. The judge gave custody of my 9 year old daughter to my ex-husband and my 16 year old thinks that I have faked an illness and will not speak to me. Do I think that there was a payoff from my husband to whomever to get this case to go his way? Absolutely.
After I was forced to leave my home with no money, no job or place to live, I stayed with a friend for about a week. I found an apartment which I paid for on credit cards. My ex-husband also had my van repossessed, leaving me without a vehicle. I had to get another one and used my credit cards for the payments. I lived off my credit cards for about a year. I had to pay for everything on the credit cards to be able to survive. Needless to say, now my credit is ruined. I had to pay for a car, attorney fees, food, gas, rent and everything on these credit cards.
I currently work out of my home for U-Haul and for 32 hrs a week at not much more than minimum wage. I do not know how I will pay child support and maintain a place to live on this meager amount.
This is a cry for help. I need a lawyer who will stand up for my rights, because I want to appeal this decision, but will need a lawyer to fight for my rights. I cannot get on disability because I have not worked five out of the last ten years and that is a requirement when applying for disability.
Please help? I need legal counsel and a lip biopsy to prove my condition.
Donna Arrington
PO Box 1054
Maiden, NC 28650
704-735-9267
Or
704-709-0704 cell
Catawba County
I am a 45 year old woman, mother of two daughters and was married to my husband for ten years. I was thrown out of my family home on July 18, 2006, at 9:00PM by two Catawba County, NC, Sheriffs. I was told that I had 30 minutes to gather my belongings and vacate my home, while they stood and watched. My husband had gotten a court order, signed by a judge, saying that I was being violent toward him, which was untrue and later shown in court to be false.
While married, I had had numerous jaw surgeries due to TMJ, a Nissen Fundoplication to resolve a hiatus hernia (reflux), was diagnosed with interstitial cystitis (a painful bladder problem), nerve damage in neck, back and arms causing severe carpal tunnel syndrome. I was in the bed for 9 months to a year and could hardly move; I was throwing up nearly all food and had lost from 145 lbs. to 100 lbs. in just a matter of months. I had the Nissen Fundoplication procedure which helped me to at least not throw everything back up. And in 2005, I was diagnosed at Baptist Hospital by two different physicians with Sjogrens Syndrome and Fibromyalgia. My husband eventually refused to take me to any more doctors. So weak that I could hardly even drive, I started taking myself to the doctors and finding out for myself what was going on. My ex-husband cancelled my insurance, therefore I now do not have the insurance or money to go to the doctor or get medicine.
My ex-husband had been going behind my back for at least the past two years, plotting with my parents and family to have me thrown out of my home. During this time my mother, husband and family members kept telling me that I was just depressed and they wanted me to go see a psychiatrist. They kept telling me that if I would just take the medicine that I would not even know there was anything wrong with me. My ex-husband, of course, wanted everyone to think I was just crazy. Obviously he was trying to build a case against me so that he could divorce me. I started eating as much as I could, to gain some strength back and started going to a different church in Dallas, NC. This made my family even angrier, because they think that there is no valid religious denomination other than theirs. My husband was very domineering and told me that he would destroy me for not listening to him. He kept telling me that God was going to punish me for not listening to him. He and my family started accusing me of being in a cult because I decided not to go to their church anymore. I was abused verbally, emotionally and mentally by this man and he accused me of faking an illness since January of 1998.
My husband had papers filed against me for divorce saying that I was part of a cult and I was being accused of faking an illness. I had two of my doctors come to court, one being a rheumatologist the other being a functional capacity doctor. The functional capacity doctor told the court that I could not fake it because they test the heart when testing the muscles and that all my tests were consistent and that I could not work an 8 hour day. My rheumatologist also testified of her findings of the Sjogrens Syndrome and Fibromyalgia. The judge ruled against me and said that she did not believe that I was sick and now I have been told that I have to work and pay child support. The judge also told me that if I lost my apartment with a place for my children to stay that she would suspend my rights to see my 9 year old daughter.
All they could talk about in court was my faith in Jesus Christ and this should not have had any bearing on my case. I take my relationship with Jesus Christ very seriously. My husband accused me of faking an illness because he does not want to pay alimony. There were no doctors to testify against me or to say that my diagnosis was wrong. The judge said that I did not look to be sick and that my beliefs were unrealistic and idealistic. The judge gave custody of my 9 year old daughter to my ex-husband and my 16 year old thinks that I have faked an illness and will not speak to me. Do I think that there was a payoff from my husband to whomever to get this case to go his way? Absolutely.
After I was forced to leave my home with no money, no job or place to live, I stayed with a friend for about a week. I found an apartment which I paid for on credit cards. My ex-husband also had my van repossessed, leaving me without a vehicle. I had to get another one and used my credit cards for the payments. I lived off my credit cards for about a year. I had to pay for everything on the credit cards to be able to survive. Needless to say, now my credit is ruined. I had to pay for a car, attorney fees, food, gas, rent and everything on these credit cards.
I currently work out of my home for U-Haul and for 32 hrs a week at not much more than minimum wage. I do not know how I will pay child support and maintain a place to live on this meager amount.
This is a cry for help. I need a lawyer who will stand up for my rights, because I want to appeal this decision, but will need a lawyer to fight for my rights. I cannot get on disability because I have not worked five out of the last ten years and that is a requirement when applying for disability.
Please help? I need legal counsel and a lip biopsy to prove my condition.
Donna Arrington
PO Box 1054
Maiden, NC 28650
704-735-9267
Or
704-709-0704 cell
Catawba County
I am a 45 year old woman, mother of two daughters and was married to my husband for ten years. I was thrown out of my family home on July 18, 2006, at 9:00PM by two Catawba County, NC, Sheriffs. I was told that I had 30 minutes to gather my belongings and vacate my home, while they stood and watched. My husband had gotten a court order, signed by a judge, saying that I was being violent toward him, which was untrue and later shown in court to be false.
While married, I had had numerous jaw surgeries due to TMJ, a Nissen Fundoplication to resolve a hiatus hernia (reflux), was diagnosed with interstitial cystitis (a painful bladder problem), nerve damage in neck, back and arms causing severe carpal tunnel syndrome. I was in the bed for 9 months to a year and could hardly move; I was throwing up nearly all food and had lost from 145 lbs. to 100 lbs. in just a matter of months. I had the Nissen Fundoplication procedure which helped me to at least not throw everything back up. And in 2005, I was diagnosed at Baptist Hospital by two different physicians with Sjogrens Syndrome and Fibromyalgia. My husband eventually refused to take me to any more doctors. So weak that I could hardly even drive, I started taking myself to the doctors and finding out for myself what was going on. My ex-husband cancelled my insurance, therefore I now do not have the insurance or money to go to the doctor or get medicine.
My ex-husband had been going behind my back for at least the past two years, plotting with my parents and family to have me thrown out of my home. During this time my mother, husband and family members kept telling me that I was just depressed and they wanted me to go see a psychiatrist. They kept telling me that if I would just take the medicine that I would not even know there was anything wrong with me. My ex-husband, of course, wanted everyone to think I was just crazy. Obviously he was trying to build a case against me so that he could divorce me. I started eating as much as I could, to gain some strength back and started going to a different church in Dallas, NC. This made my family even angrier, because they think that there is no valid religious denomination other than theirs. My husband was very domineering and told me that he would destroy me for not listening to him. He kept telling me that God was going to punish me for not listening to him. He and my family started accusing me of being in a cult because I decided not to go to their church anymore. I was abused verbally, emotionally and mentally by this man and he accused me of faking an illness since January of 1998.
My husband had papers filed against me for divorce saying that I was part of a cult and I was being accused of faking an illness. I had two of my doctors come to court, one being a rheumatologist the other being a functional capacity doctor. The functional capacity doctor told the court that I could not fake it because they test the heart when testing the muscles and that all my tests were consistent and that I could not work an 8 hour day. My rheumatologist also testified of her findings of the Sjogrens Syndrome and Fibromyalgia. The judge ruled against me and said that she did not believe that I was sick and now I have been told that I have to work and pay child support. The judge also told me that if I lost my apartment with a place for my children to stay that she would suspend my rights to see my 9 year old daughter.
All they could talk about in court was my faith in Jesus Christ and this should not have had any bearing on my case. I take my relationship with Jesus Christ very seriously. My husband accused me of faking an illness because he does not want to pay alimony. There were no doctors to testify against me or to say that my diagnosis was wrong. The judge said that I did not look to be sick and that my beliefs were unrealistic and idealistic. The judge gave custody of my 9 year old daughter to my ex-husband and my 16 year old thinks that I have faked an illness and will not speak to me. Do I think that there was a payoff from my husband to whomever to get this case to go his way? Absolutely.
After I was forced to leave my home with no money, no job or place to live, I stayed with a friend for about a week. I found an apartment which I paid for on credit cards. My ex-husband also had my van repossessed, leaving me without a vehicle. I had to get another one and used my credit cards for the payments. I lived off my credit cards for about a year. I had to pay for everything on the credit cards to be able to survive. Needless to say, now my credit is ruined. I had to pay for a car, attorney fees, food, gas, rent and everything on these credit cards.
I currently work out of my home for U-Haul and for 32 hrs a week at not much more than minimum wage. I do not know how I will pay child support and maintain a place to live on this meager amount.
This is a cry for help. I need a lawyer who will stand up for my rights, because I want to appeal this decision, but will need a lawyer to fight for my rights. I cannot get on disability because I have not worked five out of the last ten years and that is a requirement when applying for disability.
Please help? I need legal counsel and a lip biopsy to prove my condition.
Donna Arrington
PO Box 1054
Maiden, NC 28650
704-735-9267
Or
704-709-0704 cell
Catawba County
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