quiet. I know it may be difficult to do, but he will come out swinging especially if he knows his lifestyle as he has known it  is about to come to an end. People get crazy during divorces. On the positive side, since you were only married 2 years, you may be able to get an anullment, depending on your state. The drawback there is you most likely won't be able to collect or recover any funds you've invested, and honestly, that looks pretty unlikely to me. If that is not an option, and the marriage was brief, it should be a fairly basic divorce. No shared children etc.

I know you love your pets, as you should, and do not want to be without them, even temporarily, but could you board them for a short time while you get a plan? Or, drop them off at "doggy daycare" while you're away at work? I know it can be costly, but you sound like you are financially self-sufficient.

Also, take photos of all of your items as verification as to what you own and brought into the marriage. Anything valuable or sentimental such as important papers, photos, videos of family, jewelry etc, I would place in safety deposit box solely in YOUR name. If possible, I would start packing some things here and there and get a storage unit to slowly put items into.

I had a similar, but somewhat different situation years ago. I had rented a townhome, and against my better judgement,( allowed an old boyfriend from high school I had been reaquainted with after my divorce) to move in. He was huge, 6ft 8" 310 lbs, and I was size 5, 120 lbs at the time. He decided he didn't want to work shortly after he moved in, living off of me, and he would drink daily,(I don't drink at all) and at times get violent. One evening he got very ugly with my 20 year old son,who was leaving for the military, and I called the police to remove this guy from the home. There were 4 officers on the premises, and I told them I wanted him and what little he had out of my place. They asked who was on the lease, and I showed  them the lease had just me and my son. They actually waited while he got his things out of my place, and they told him he is not allowed to come back for anything and to make sure he had everything. One of the officers pulled me aside and told me, "You know, by law if his driver's license has your address, and he receives his mail here, even though he's not on the lease, we couldn't assist under normal circumstances, but because he's been violent that makes all the difference."  Also a friend of mine was in a terrible situation and decided to contact a moving company to come when her husband was at work. She bought them pizza for lunch so they wouldn't leave and return, wasting valuable time. Everything she wanted was out of the house within hours and professionally packed and they even drove the items 2 hours away to her storage unit. Of course it was a bit pricey, but she left safely and he was not able to try to reclaim anything she took. That marriage lasted less than a year. She tried the anullment route but he was not cooperative. I'm telling you this, because if it comes down to it you can have a police standby while you get your things out of the house, (which is not the best of options) or you can arrange for a moving company team to come move everything in a matter of hours.

If you have no family, is there anyone else who will help you?

I would be diligently looking for a rental property. At least you could board them briefly and be looking for a home to buy in the meantime. I'm in agreement, do not purchase a  home until things are finalized, especially knowing his financial world is about to come crashing down. He will fight you for it for sure.