My wife has been abusive and harmful to our marriage for a long time. When she couldn’t get me to leave our home she changed the locks and filed a dvpo. After that was dismissed, she moved out of the home without notice. Now she’s turned off the utilities, also without notice. I have ample evidence of her misconduct over the years, behavior which falls under 5 of the 6 categories of misconduct for filing this action. The problem is that because of this situation she’s put me in, I can’t afford to pay for legal help and I’m having a hard time figuring out how to proceed with filing the action on my own. Any advice?
I’ve been to the courthouse, called Legal Aid of NC, and a couple other places. No one seems to be able to help me
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