I want to be crystal clear on this. Her utmost fear is that I will Lawyer Up. Why? Because my family's pockets are a 1000 times deeper than hers. And, she doesn't have the $ to hire one. She is deathly afraid of this.
I think her words once were, "If we go get lawyers and you get your parents involved, it is completely over and there is no going back."
If I get a L, there is no way in hell she will see that as defensive. At that point it's ON like DONKEY KONG.
That's just another attempt of her to control you. Why should you worry about whether it scares her? It's the RIGHT THING TO DO. And maybe she should be scared. Her behaviour has been atrocious. You need to protect yourself and your son.