Help Courtney Overcome Divorce Hurdles

Hi! I'm Courtney!

I'm going through a difficult divorce after over 10 years of marriage, and I need some assistance with keeping my lawyer fees paid.

About me - I was diagnosed with ADHD and CPTSD, with autistic tendencies fairly late in life. I'm also a late-to-come-out queer of the asexual and agender variety. Despite being disabled, I do manage to hold a job, and that covers my living expenses. Unfortunately, I don't make enough to keep up with lawyer fees as the divorce process becomes more complex.

My story:

In March of 2022, I made an attempt on my life. With this breaking point, I began the process of figuring out why I had reached that point, and how I could ensure I didn't get there again. I realized I'd been living in severe burnout for at least 6 years due to being the main financial provider of our family while preparing to open a business together, and then during the first few years of the covid-19 pandemic when I took on an outside job to ensure the business could survive. When I began working with a therapist, other behavior patterns came to light such as people pleasing, and as I began working on putting myself first, tension rose in the relationship. By December 2022 he had moved out, and by March 2023 we had broken our lease and moved into our own apartments. I filed for divorce in September 2023, and that's where we are today, having just wrapped up the first stage of discovery.

Our only shared assets/liabilities are the business and the marital debt that is in my name. It should be a fairly straightforward divorce, however, even the first stage took longer than anticipated.

Where I'm at right now:

What I'm asking for: