Heywyre,

I appreciate the encouragement, but unfortunately, in Florida, infidelity will have little or no role to play in the alimony considerations. As a "long-term" marriage, mine will be subject to as much as PERMANENT alimony (unless my wife agrees to less), and her infidelity will only come into play in the CUSTODY portion of this.

I do think she's in for three big, "rude-awakening" surprises, tho:

1. We are in much worse financial shape than she thinks, and she's not going to get much.

2. I will fight her for the custody of our boys.

3. The e-mail I sent her about "Finances" -- whereby I firewalled my paycheck from her and stated that I would ONLY pay for her needs and the needs of the boys, and no longer for tummy tucks, cellphones used to carry on affairs, add'l plastic surgery procedures, and her clothes shopping -- is on solid legal ground (or so an attorney told me).

I think she's looking for "temporary alimony" (she has taken many notes on this topic) pending a divorce, and then a healthy alimony, and child custody, thereafter.

I think she will get ONE of those things (healthy alimony), and not a second (temporary alimony), and will have the fight of her life on the third (custody of S14 and S10).

Choc.