The separation was because he spent our life savings on a gambling addiction. He hid it for years and when he was offered treatment and help he chose to sell his truck and disappear for 3 months. When he returned he stole jewelry from his grandmother and took another hiatus. The third time he came home the house was empty and I moved into something smaller that I could manage alone. The home we lived in was owned out right. His parents purchased it. I moved when I got a notice he took out a mortgage on it and it was to be foreclosed on.