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Whoo, am I glad you asked this question! I am in the army, I live in Texas, and I am also going through a divorce due to adultery. I have lots of experience to share!

First thing first, it is against the UCMJ (military law) for a service member to commit adultery--whether they are married or whether they are canoodling with a married person. Contact his commanding officer AND the commanding officer of the other woman (probably the same CO), and tell them what's happened. When you call, ask them for the phone number to the Inspector General. The IG is a regulating authority that makes sure that service members are following the regulations, and this will light a fire under their commanding officers to take action against your husband and his mistress. They're looking at extra duty, forfeiture of pay, possible rank reduction (very likely if they are in the same unit), and possibly some other punishments. For good measure, ask the commanding officer for his/her commanding officer's number and then fill them in on what has happened. This will ensure that there is no hiding of facts, and makes sure their commander won't try to sweep things under the rug in order to keep the unit from looking bad.

Secondly, because your husband is married and in the military, he gets special pay and allowances for supporting a household. As his spouse, you are legally entitled to a large portion of this pay, even if you are not living together. Check with the Inspector General about this; they will tell you the exact amount he owes you according to his rank and time in service, and they will force him to pay you if he is not. That money is given to him to support you and the baby, and you are owed it.

Third, here is what to expect from the divorce: Texas is shared property state, which means that you may contest him for any property bought or paid for during the period that you were married. You are owed about half of that normally, but being that you now have a baby, the amount going to you should be closer to two thirds. Generally, Texas will not award alimony to couples married less than 10 years, BUT you will DEFINITELY get child support. Expect between 25 and 30% of his total pre-tax earnings--the number of $652 you got from the lawyer sounds reasonable. A judge will laugh his request of $270 out of court. Custody will almost definitely be given to you, both on the count that he screwed around, and based on the fact that he is in the military and is unlikely to be able to support the baby due to deployments, etc. Texas courts are very protective of single parents, and the judge will make certain that he gives you all the support you need to raise your baby. Because he is in the military, he really has no option but to pay you the court-ordered support, and you can go to the Inspector General if you have any trouble. The payments should come automatically out of his pay.

You will come out very well from your divorce. However, do not expect the court to "punish" him for his adultery by awarding you extra property or compensation. Texas is a no-fault divorce state, which means that a judge will not be more or less harsh on him based on the circumstances. I probably do not need to tell you, but do not sign ANYTHING he gives you without presenting it to your lawyer first. If there is any way for you to lose in this situation, it is by letting him bully you into signing documents that favor him, which is a common tactic and should be expected. Play it smart, trust your lawyer, and remember that you are not at fault for any of this.

I'm very sorry that this happened to you. I'm going through a similar experience myself, except my wife was the adulterer. Just stay confident, and things will work out fine.

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I'm Filing for divorce Monday Morning but?

when you file for divorce, you NEED to file for a restraining order then as well. have him served with both at the same time and be sure to do this!! you need to separate yourself from him before he is served.

don't worry about the rest, everything will turn out fine!

good luck to you and you're right, your soon-to-be ex husband will be repayed for what he's doing to you! shame on him!