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The home-equity line is in my name alone because it was to be the bulk of her divorce settlement.


Did you get legal advice on that before you did it?

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Maybe I'm being naive, but I've always wanted to be supportive of her, mainly for fear of having her flee from me.


her up and moving to another continent wasn't fleeing?

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It would be a validation of her fear and reason for why she wanted the money up-front.

She took your money up-front (HELOC in your name) so she could go home. Bought a car, rented a apt, enrolled in school and you don't want to make her feel uncomfortable?????? Quit worrying about her fears and your fears and do what is right.


M22,H45,W45 S21/18D12
Retain faith that you will prevail in the end, regardless of the difficulties and at the same time confront the most brutal facts of your current reality, whatever they might be.