The fat lady is warming up.... 2

[alamogirl]

I, too, can't wait until I've been D for a year. I was hoping not to get divorced the same month I got married but I guess in the long run, it will be better to get everything over at once.

My anniversary is 16 Jul. We would have been married 13 years! As it is, we spent our 12-year anniversary separated.

I guess I need to start telling people at work that I'm D so it can stop the weirdness when people ask questions about my spouse. I just don't know how to go about it. I have made some good friends at work even though I try my best to keep co-workers apart from my friends that I've known for a long time.

Any ideas?

About the "so-called" spousal support, the figure is $13K not $3K. My H's portion of the equity is $23K. In addition to the $23K, he wants compensation in the amount of $10K to equal $33K total. What my lawyer wants to do is split the amount...give him $20K up front, and next year starting in Jan 08, give him the remainder, which would be $13K as "spousal support." I don't know if H is going to go for that since he'll have to claim it as income, but my lawyer said that it will be a tax break for me. Sorry, if I wasn't clear on my explanation.

Well, I guess I need to continue doing my chores. Hope you all have a great week...please keep me in your prayers this week. I think this is the week that it will all be over for me.

All my best,
alamogirl