When to amend joint petition to a divorce waiver?

[JohnandCarla 0]

hello forum, thank you for your help.

my husband and I filed our petition in August 2016, we filed jointly. everything was great back then... but in the summer this year (so a year after filing) i had to move out and got a restraining order to keep me safe from him. we are now in divorce proceedings, but in our state those won't be completed for quite a few more months from today...  

     In November 2017 I received an RFE for a lease and some other stuff (which I have and am planning to send, our marriage was completely in good faith, but his anger and violence killed our love)... my question is -- do I have to notify USCIS with this RFE response that we are in divorce proceedings? or do I only have to notify them when those are completed? 

i don't have money for a lawyer, so any suggestion is very appreciated. thank you all!

[ThomasNC1988 762]

Just stupid question that has nothing to do with your post. If you and your spouse are getting a divorce and he is abusive. Why did you make your display name JohnandCarla just an hour ago?

[JohnandCarla 0]

1 hour ago, ThomasNC1988 said:

Just stupid question that has nothing to do with your post. If you and your spouse are getting a divorce and he is abusive. Why did you make your display name JohnandCarla just an hour ago?

this was my name when I asked about K1 on this forum several years ago, but I deleted that account and couldn't access it three years later... do you think it matters? does USCIS track petitions on this forum too?

[Marloon 3]

23 hours ago, JohnandCarla said:

  

     In November 2017 I received an RFE for a lease and some other stuff (which I have and am planning to send, our marriage was completely in good faith, but his anger and violence killed our love)... my question is -- do I have to notify USCIS with this RFE response that we are in divorce proceedings? or do I only have to notify them when those are completed? 

i don't have money for a lawyer, so any suggestion is very appreciated. thank you all!

you MUST!!!! Notify that you in divorce proceeding. IF that joint petition gets approved on joint basis yet you started a divorce, that WILL cause you problem in future with renewal or naturalization. I read here stories like this.