Fighting for Justice: The Criminal Case Before the Divorce

Tomorrow is a pivotal day, but not for the reason many might assume. This isn’t about divorce—at least, not yet. That battle is ongoing, drawn out by a man who will fight tooth and nail to leave me with nothing if he can. No, tomorrow is about something far more important: justice.

Two criminal cases. Two chances to hold him accountable for the abuse he inflicted.

This is the reality of leaving an abuser. It’s never just packing a bag and walking away. It’s never as simple as closing the door behind you and stepping into a new life. There are consequences for standing up for yourself—legal battles, manipulation, endless attempts to break you down even after you’ve escaped. They don’t just let you go; they drag you through hell before you can finally be free.

He isn’t just fighting the divorce; he’s trying to strip me of everything. Financially, emotionally—any way he can. It’s a pattern I’ve seen before, played out in so many stories like mine. But what he doesn’t realize is that I am not the same person he controlled for all those years.

I am stronger. I see the truth now.

Tomorrow, I will walk into that courtroom with my head held high, not just for myself but for every survivor who has been silenced, for every woman who has been told to keep quiet, to endure, to “work it out.” I am done being silent.

This isn’t just a case. This is about making sure that abuse doesn’t get brushed under the rug. That the pain I endured wasn’t for nothing. That people like him don’t get to walk away without consequence.

I don’t know what the outcome will be. But I do know this: no matter how long the divorce drags on, no matter how hard he tries to take everything from me, he will never take me again.

Tomorrow is just one step. But it’s a step toward freedom, toward truth, and toward the life I deserve.