S4 E28: Surviving Divorce After Domestic Violence — with Mae Scott

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Mae Scott joins Alex and Amanda to share the full story of escaping her abusive, narcissistic ex‑husband, a respected lawyer who was eventually sentenced to 12 years to life in prison. This episode goes inside the escalating violence, the therapist who warned her she had to leave immediately, and the five felony charges that finally led to his conviction. Then we walk through the part no one talks about: the nine‑month, $100,000 battle for supervised visitation, the foreclosure, and the judge who ordered Mae to pay her abuser $550 a month in spousal support while raising three kids on $54,000 a year.

In this episode, we cover:

- How abusers hide behind a perfect public image and professional status while terrorizing their families at home

- Why a marriage counselor told Mae, “You and your children have to leave”

- What really happens when you call the police for the first time after years of abuse

- The smear campaign: wild accusations filed in court documents with zero evidence

- How the family court system can punish survivors (foreclosure, no support, massive legal costs)

- The nine months and $100,000 it took to secure supervised visitation for her children

- What Mae wants other survivors to know about documenting abuse and planning to leave

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If you’re searching for stories about domestic violence survivors, divorcing a narcissist, abusive lawyers, family court failures, coercive control, or financial abuse, this conversation with survivor and advocate Mae Scott is for you.

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