My understanding is that Ls make asking for EVERYTHING in the petition a common practice. This paves the way for maximum conflict and ensures a bitter 'contest'.
That's damn sure not how we do it at my firm. If anything, my attorneys want everything hammered out so we DON'T have to go to court.
At any rate this is a moot point because Frank is not ready to file.
Frank,
There is absolutely nothing legally binding about you seeing an attorney and looking at your assets and getting a reasonable idea of what you could expect in the event of a divorce.
In fact, it's the smart thing to do.
For both of you.
Your wife has NO FREAKIN CLUE what she is entitled to but I guarantee you it's more than she's living with now so YOU REALLY NEED to find out where you are going to stand if worse comes to worse.
I think what you find out would be shocking to you both.
It might be beneficial for you to start looking at your sitch from a business standpoint.
Additionally, WAWs need all the shock value that a reality check provides.
