My sister made a nice living for several years dealing with companies like the one that just fired you, I'd suggest taking the S.O.B.s to court. There are such things as honest lawyers. I'm descended directly from four, and closely related to a fifth. (My sister is a loon, she can also be a colossal pain in the earlobe. But she's honest.)
I'm glad your bride came back. If you will check out a thread I posted several months ago, "One Saint in One Thread", you'll see someone else's take on a similar situation.