Alright - here's my little sob story. I have two children who I have raised pretty much by myself. I left my husband in 2007 because I finally realized that he was abusive (ie I was a moron) and I took my kids with me.
He had no solid visitation with them until I pursued child support. Then he demanded to see them 50/50 so he wouldn't have to pay me child support.
Since he abused me in pretty much anyway possible and has serious issues with little girls (ie *****) I tried to fight him for sole physical custody of my children.
The problem with that was that I was a welfare Mom making $9/hour. He had rich grandparents so he could afford to pay more attorney's fees than me. And before you ask - no there isn't much help in ND for legal fees even in a domestic abuse situation.
So he got sole physical custody of my kids (joint legal). I have visitation and I pay child support.
I do not have benefits available to me -he does. He refuses to cover them under his insurance policy. He makes to much to qualify for MA. When I had insurance, I had them covered.
My son has seriously bad seasonal allergies and asthma. My ex husband refuses to take him to the doctor. His reasoning is that "seasonal allergies are not that bad" and he has never seen my son have an asthma attack (because my son has no physical activity at his dad's).
Since I have asthma and severe allergies, I can tell what's making my son feel worse than crap. I can hear and understand what's happening to his airways. It's not just a case of the sniffles - my son is drowning in snot. His airways are constricted - his face is so puffed up - and his vision is so poor from the allergies.
I can't afford to take my son to the doctor if the hospital decides to charge me for it. But I'm worried not only for his life but for how bad his quality of life is.
What should I do?
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