Started off amicable on her part, she says. Once her attorney saw the assets involved via 'discovery', it became a war of attrition. That's where it is now. Scorched earth litigation, as you say.
I'm not surprised. They just want 'out' initially, they say. They want it to be amicable, they say. Then it becomes what it does. I'm familiar with the reference to the Tet Offensive too...and that's a good description of what it is. Destroy.
I'm sorry you find yourself here. I thought for a while there you were gonna be able to pull it out. You're not alone dude!
"Always go straight forward, and if you meet the devil, cut him in two and go between the pieces." - William Sturgis, clipper ship captain, 1830's.