Coming to an end.

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Since mediation, she went back and was able to get the amount of child support increased above what we agreed on at mediation. I now have to pay more child support for my daughter than I did for my son and my daughter. We have joint custody, with me being the 'primary custodian' of my son and her being the 'primary custodian' of my daughter. I contested it and there was a Motion to Interpret/Enforce last Friday. My thoughts on the issue were explained to the Judge and she said "child support is what it is".
I am also responsible for paying the overwhelming majority of my daughter's unreimbursed medical expenses..."it's the law".
And I only get to claim the tax exemption for my son if I jump through the above hoops! If I stay up on the above things then I'll be "awarded" the tax exemption for my son, whom I'm the primary custodian of!
I got hosed.

The Judge set the case for Monday morning, November 8 (my daughter's birthday), for the divorce to be granted. I can... a). appear and object to the divorce
b). or I can appear and sign off on it
c.) or I can not go and she'll sign it without me.

I'm going with option c. I'm gonna be working in the ER Monday morning.

The above issues were "legal issues" according to my attorney...meaning regardless if the case were settled by agreement or by trial, the result would still be the same because "it is the law".

The stuff I've dealt with over the last 2 years has been awful and painful. The heartache of betrayal, the destruction of my family, the destruction of my finances, etc.. I can't imagine a worse life experience...except the death of a child.