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Divorce Husband in Prison
Divorce Husband in Prison

By Sheri & Bob Stritof, About.com

D.C. has doubts about divorcing her husband who is in prison.

Question

My marriage is at its wits end. My husband is incarcerated and has been for nearly 2 years and will not be released for another 4 or 5 years. I have filed for a divorce but unsure if I should go thru with it.

My husband claims he is a changed person, but they always do in jail. He was not a good father, friend or husband prior to him going to jail.

I go to court in a few months. I think my husband writes me and calls me to upset me. He questions what I am doing and who is at home with me.

We have one child together who is 2 years old now and was 3 1/2 months old when he left. She will be 6 or 7 by the time he comes home. I just want to make the right decision.

I have prayed and I just don't see what God is trying to tell me. My husband is not even in the same state with me so I can't even go see him. Please help me.

This is such a stressful situation. My husband wants me to be by myself with no male friends and so forth. I tried being the perfect wife when he was home, but he wouldn't let me. He wouldn't come home, never spent time at home with me, and the kids and he feel like he was taken away and sent to jail so he can grow up and be a family man. And he feels that I should wait and not be with another man in 7 1/2 years because he is my husband. Please help.

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