RTL, I have been reading your posts and I think a very sad part of this , is that any funds you and your W could walk away with will be eaten up by legal fees. It is absurd because it doesn't sound like there is much to fight over. Your W is throwing away money just for spite. She thinks you spent wastefully, well even if you did, what would she like the court to do about it??? Punish you? The court will not care about money spent during the marriage unless you had some hidden funds in a Swiss bank or something. It sounds like she is just mad she will not have more money to fund her new life. There is nothing you can do if she insists on involving the court to allocate your "fortune" . Too bad she couldn't deal with a mediator and leave it st that. At this point I really agree with everyone, you must ignore her for right now. She is driving up the legal costs and maybe you should ask for some money for legal fees she caused by being unwilling to be reasonable and fighting over a few dollars. And why should you just "give" the house away, it would be better to fix it up and try to hold for a better market. If your W cared about anyone other than herself she would realize that one day your D will need college money and perhaps you could put some away from the sale of the house. It seems like the smartest thing you can do is try to but her out as soon as possible. Good Luck
