Can't move and I can't stay, please give me your best advice?

Question

Got stuck in a pricey marital apartment with a little girl. Had to file bankruptcy due to legal fee's. Landlords want 4 months security and that is if I don't have to pay a brokers fee as well. Alimony stops this coming January and I will not be able to afford the rent where I'm currently living. If I leave Manhattan I lose custody. What would you do? Any advice? PLEASE!!!!

Answer 1

Having lived in Manhattan, I can imagine the situation.

Okay, first of all, let's rule out the landlord giving you a break of any kind. Even if they do, you are going to wind up needing another break in January, and you'll always be one check away from being totally homeless.

Now, I don't imagine you have family or friends that you can live with, or you'd have thought of that on your own, and roommates in Manhattan with a child isn't likely to work either.

Okay, so the fact is that you need to move. The question is, where, and the problem is the custody issue. Or is it?

Figure out where you need to be, whether that's Queens or New Jersey or whatever. You didn't mention your work, can you relocate, or do you have to stay in commute distance? Make a new plan as if custody were not an issue.

Having done that, you next need to petition the court to modify whatever it was that said you can't leave Manhattan. When you explain that staying is not feasible, but moving out is the only option, you may well have a shot at getting them to modify the order that seems to preclude moving.

Look, I understand about Manhattan. I loved it there, but so do a few million other people, and that makes it expensive. The judge probably knows that already, so it may not be too hard to get that modified.

Answer 2

My costly Sir Blackadder, You ask your self me! What on earth are you doing on your guy or woman kitchen? i could have theory you will by no ability slump so low as to flow into the area of the better half and young little ones artwork tension! yet because you have & are actually attentive to your dreadful new associates, I do have some concepts for you. you will possibly be able to desire to cover over the domicile windows - basically brick them over then neither you nor your help would be distracted by employing the close by riffraff. you will possibly be able to additionally flow the kitchen to a various area & installation a telescope in that kitchen window. i've got heard the riffraff have some fairly wild events which you will delight in looking at - after which you additionally can come to a decision to toodle on over there to entice between the beautiful lasses from there into your mansion. you recognize you could by no ability have adequate new woman acquaintances! i assume as a final motel you will possibly be able to desire to redesign or maybe relocate your mansion, yet fairly than doing that, i think of i could basically build a tall ideal wall with a backyard crammed with roses & mountain climbing vines on my side & an alligator crammed moat on the edge of the wall dealing with the riffraff. regardless of each little thing, you won't have the capacity to be too careful these days! each physique is basically begging for a glimpse into your manor. good success, my chum!

Answer 3

Is 4 months legal? We can only collect 1.5 months here. That is the first thing I would do- see if they can legally collect 4 months upfront. Then start looking in your area for a room mate.

Answer 4

Do you have net workings of parents or really close friends as you need some good advice and you know you are in the area that is high dollar and even two blocks away is cheaper.