Interesting to note that the advice I got from my L yesterday was:

"You are on the cusp of being required to pay life-long alimony. Right now you can still argue that this is a short-term marriage and spousal support is only required for a few years. Afterward you can move on with your life. If you wait longer, then you will be into "life-long" alimony, so if the marriage is going to end (an in his opinion it "most likely will") then get started now. File quickly. Don't wait"

This is coming from a L who can't represent me due to some conflicts that he has, so he wasn't looking to make any $ - his advice was free and without personal interest.

It shows why bringing in the L's can speed the whole D process onward.

Last edited by Thinker; 08/19/09 05:28 PM.
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