My worry about getting a lawyer is that it will shut down all communication. - of course I still hold out hopes that my h will come to his senses. I could still forgive this at this point but I fully accept that it is highly unlikey that I will get the opportunity to do so.
With regards to the finances my h left over a year ago and he still pays half of all the bills. He has also taken full responsibility for paying for the car as I have no use for it. He has never been unreasonable, he is just non-communicative to the extreme so I have no idea what he wants or is thinking other than he brings up selling the house every few weeks and then does nothing about it. I have no fears that he will screw me financially and if he tries too then I will certainly take steps to protect myself.
I'm just not sure what I am supposed to be doing other than if I start taking formal steps as he will too and I would prefer that we sort it out between the two of us to save money and for it to be more amicable. However Puppy's idea of the text will make him wonder, and it will be doing something different.