I'm trying to understand if my situation could possibly qualify for an exception for liquidating my IRA early. My husband left me late last year and took his income with him, leaving me with a house not worth selling and a mountain of debt. It was either liquidate my IRA to quickly pay down the debt so I could continue paying the mortgage or lose my home. However, we are still not technically divorced, mainly because I couldn't afford the legal fees to file, and he won't pay for it.
