I never imagined I’d be in this position. When I found out my ex-husband was using half of our son’s college fund to pay for his stepdaughter’s education, I was livid. That money was supposed to be for our son’s future, a fund we had worked hard to build together. But when I confronted him, he dismissed me, saying, “I earned that money, not you!” His words were a slap in the face, but I wasn’t going to let this go. I called my lawyer right away.
What we uncovered next was beyond anything I could have imagined. It turned out that his wife and stepdaughter had been deceiving him the entire time. The stepdaughter had a full scholarship and wasn’t using any of the money for her education. Instead, his wife had been secretly funneling funds into a separate account, taking thousands of dollars from him over the years.
When my ex confronted her, she finally came clean. She admitted that she had been planning to leave him for a while and had even met someone new. The money she had been stealing wasn’t for her daughter’s education—it was for her own escape plan. Now, they’re in the middle of a messy divorce, and my ex is left reeling from the betrayal.
While part of me feels a sense of vindication knowing the truth, I’m still heartbroken. That money was meant to give our son a chance at a better future, and now it’s been jeopardized. I’m fighting to make things right, but the emotional weight of this situation is overwhelming. My son’s future is what matters most, and I won’t stop until I’ve done everything I can to protect it.
