Cat... please don't sign anything. He is pushing too hard. He's up to something. Red flags have been going up ever since you mentioned this.
This is a man who was looking up how to fake divorce papers on the internet. There is no way signing that paper can benefit you and your kids. This I know.
A court battle? What's he going to pay for it with? He doesn't want lawyers involved. Where would you claim "abandonment"? How would that benefit you? You'd get to stay in the house? Forgive me if I remember this wrong, but wasn't he going to let you and the kids live in the house?
Just tell him you'll sign something after you get legal advice when you feel comfortable doing so. Who cares what he thinks. Not to bring the psycho up--- but she had been advising him to screw you and take your kids! What if this is advice she's gleaned from the internet? Maybe I'm full of it. Sorry for butting in. Just be careful sweetie.
