To be honest, I never thought it would come to this. But, my wife has gone from bad to worse and I want to know how bad off I will end up in a divorce from it. She was fired over a year ago because her boss thought she was a drug abuser. She told me at the time it was a rediculous accusation, but a month later she came to me for help to kick an addiction to oxy. I got her into treatment, but ever since she has been a prgressing achoholic and I just can't take it anymore. Enough about my issue and on to my real question...
I have no degree, but I have been able to climb the corporate ladder on my own thorugh hard work and dedication over the years. I make good money, but given that she has been essentially stealing from me over the past years, I can't stand the thought of her continuining to get "free" money to feed her addictions. She hasn't truly worked since she was fired for cause, and I have tried and tried to get her to do something productive (even clean the house or take the dog for a walk). She has a 4 year degree from a well known school, but she won't apply herslef at all. Recently I even offered to send her back to school to help get her motivated to work again, but that hasn't helped either. Anyway, my big question is how likely is it that I am going to end up paying for her addictions going forward through alimony in WA? We've been married for over 10 years and I have always made the majority of our money even though she has always said she wants this to be a partnerhsip. I've tried getting her into treatment again, but she won't do it. The first round was too "traumatic". I can't stay in this relationship anymore though since it is becoming abusive from her side. She resents me, my job, our friends... Any advice on my situaiton and how to proceed would be very helpful.
Thanks!