Help with Divorce Attorney Fees & Stability

My name is Melissa Berkebile, and I'm asking for help with attourney fees with my divorce case. A few months ago, my soon-to-be-ex-husband asked for a divorce. He stated his own unhappiness - and at first I was shocked and upset, but given our history and the way things have unfolded since, I know this is the best for me and the only path to my own happiness and health. Because it was a week before we had to resign our lease and a week before Wren was to start Kindergarten, he had agreed that signing our lease would be the best option for Wren's continued stability. At first, he stated how he would be responsible, continue to help with rent and the utilities, pay for the phone that he has under my name, as well as the car I had co-signed for him a few years ago. While he was employed in August he did help. However, he was soon fired and the amount he provided to his part of things has lessened and lessened. A good friend recently got him a job near by that he was supposed to have started. So far this month he has given me $400 towards his part of the rent (which doesn't even cover it) and that is all. I have been struggling to pay for things on time and in full. And because of all of this I haven't been able to save anything towards the divorce costs. Today I found out that he emailed the new employer and resigned saying that he intends to move out of state. This is something that my ex has mentioned to me a little while ago - that because Ohio makes him depressed - he wants to leave. I know the impact that this has had on my daughter already, I've seen so much more crying and meltdowns than ever before and it breaks my heart. I know him deciding to up and move away is only going to cause more of a problem.

I'm asking for help with attorney fees because I need to make sure that this process starts and finishes. And any remainder is for help with Wren and I as we will inevitably need to break our lease and relocate somewhere else that I can afford alone. I didn't want to air my dirty laundry, or expose how vulnerable I am right now - but I don't have any other choice. I've waited this long trying to trust that my ex was going to do what was right. But right now I need to do what I have to do in order to make sure that myself, and most importantly, my daughter is taken care of and that she has the stability she needs to thrive. I feel like I'm losing everything I've been fighting so hard to maintain. Thank you for reading my story, and if you are able, please consider contributing. I know so many of you have already helped me so much. I truly appreciate anyone who can help in any way – thank you so much.