I just set up an appointment for Monday... with a L -- it's via a referral from my EAP, under which the first 30-minute session is no charge. I have no intention of pursuing any action at this time. I just need to know what my legal standing is in this separation and what might eventually lead into a D.
If W knew, she'd immediately think the worse. I really don't want to do this, or to have to do this. But even my MC has said it is a good idea in my case. W's behavior is very threatening right now (the continual insistence on the SA, the threats to my right to see my kids, the actions in bad faith regarding the MC, etc.), and while I really hope this might just be a passing phase, I have to think about protecting myself -- for (oddly enough) both our sakes and that of our children.
This is yet another event in my life that I never would have thought would ever have come to pass.
