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uncertain that they even had assets.
    “Since you have been forced to leave for fear of your physical safety and have no monetary support, I have gotten permission from the judge to have the statements released to us. Megan, there is about $5000 total in both accounts. So the judge is allowing you to withdraw half of that into a separate account in only your name. This way you will have a little to get started on until the investigation is over and you can have a determined amount of child support.”
    Megan looked terrified, “You have no idea what he will do if the money is gone. I’m only allowed to have money for the groceries unless he tells me what else to buy. I even have to give him the receipts so that he knows I’m telling the truth. Oh, this is so not good.” She started shaking her head and mumbling to herself.
    “Megan,” Allie walked over to her taking her hand, “Sweetie, you will not have to answer to him again. The Judge is the one that is doing this, not you, so don’t you worry. They will make it work so that he can’t fault you. If he decides that you don’t need child support the judge can place him in jail or have it decreed to be taken directly out of his pay checks, right?” Allie looked to Mr. Jones who was nodding his agreement.
    “Absolutely correct, since you are the victim and there is a chance with his connections that he could make life difficult; the Judge is worried that you might have to seek shelter in a neighboring town or county. As long as you inform the shelter of your whereabouts the Judge is going to be lenient about you leaving the county. These are special circumstances since he has the resources to find you easier than most men. That is why he has issued a court order to split the money in half closing your joint account and opening two separate ones in your individual names. Also, he has signed the papers allowing guardianship to go to Ms. Foster in case anything happens to you. Sally will automatically be given into Ms. Foster’s care so that she does not go to a state facility or back into Mr. Butt’s care. While these are drastic measures, the Judge feels that they are warranted considering the amount of damage he did to you in such a short amount of time. Legally, he can only work off of what is presented in court and not off of his own personal feelings. These are only temporary orders so it will go before another judge who can make it permanent. This will go to a different district court or even state court depending on what charges the D.A. decides to bring against Mr. Butts. Custody and the final divorce decree will be final in a few months, but this will allow you to have a better position depending on the charges. Hopefully, it will allow you a no contest divorcee since he could be in jail. Any questions so far?” Amazed that he had even stopped for breath, Allie couldn’t think of anything. She looked to Megan to see if she understood all that had happened. Megan was nodding her head in agreement, so it seemed that it would all work out rather smoothly.
    “What do I need to sign to make all this happen?” Megan seemed to realize that she might have to approve something to make all of this work out. “I would like to press charges and go ahead and file for divorce. If I don’t do it now and I go back to him, then I might as well just kill myself because that is what he will do to me.” Megan didn’t know exactly what everything meant, but she knew that she needed to protect Sally any way that she could.
    “When you file today it will help to make sure that by the time he goes to trial, your divorce will be final and it will be an extra layer of protection for you against any thing he might do trying to get back at you.” Mr. Jones seemed certain as he handed Megan the documents to sign.
    He also handed Allie one to sign saying that she was willing to be a guardian for Sally in the event something happened to Megan. They both finished signing the