The SMARTEST thing she could do is listen to me and stay out of my way so I can have 2 months of no drama to rebuild my life because I'm really good at what I do and people pay a lot for it when I can DO the work.
I do so hope things do settle down so you can focus on the work. Taking care of the immediate financial situation is most important. Just know that a few years down the line, you will dig yourself out of this hole and be prosperous. It is only money and you can always just earn some more later.
So your W is really scared and has hardly anyone to turn to other than you. I suppose it would be analagous to her jumping out of an airplane a while ago and now finally realizing that she has no parachute and the ground is quickly approaching. What is her future? Can she get a higher paying job? The cost of living is high in socialist run southern California. She probably is not in a well enough mental state to find herself a sugar daddy like my W did. But my W went the route of Anna Nicole Smith and got herself a rich senior citizen from her hobby - bar flirting.
