Wife hits me.....need help....

[~Sol]

I talked to an attorney over the phone, and they asked me that I can file at the magistrate's office in juvenile court and get my wife out of the house. They also told me that I should do that soon and let them know about the physical abuse from yesterday in order to make it happen. I would essentially be putting her out, and I can also tell them abut her mental state about her suicide threats. In VA, they take that seriously and she would be ordered to get admitted in a psych ward right away to determine if she is a danger to herself and to her kids.

She has always brought this threat in every major fight we had. But I was told that it would be cheaper to file the paperwork on my own which is the same thing the attorneys will do. I can't prove adultery, which would be an immediate divorce, I only have her mental instability to get her admitted.

I'm at a loss of how I should proceed. The lawyers want 2K up front as a deposit, and they charge on average $185/hour for them to do all the work.

I just don't know if I should force her out this way..