My Wife Wants to Separate

[DeterminedFather]

Hi,
My W wants to discuss finances of the separation. She proposed each of us 1/3 of the combined monthly net income and children getting 1/3. Since she has only started working again and part time my salary is much larger than hers and I would essentially be giving her spousal support. She would need help in order to get a large enough apt for the kids during her parenting time and since she is proposing to take care of the kids from 2pm to 6pm daily it seems like fair.

Should we engage a mediator to make this more real at this point or is financial proposal something we can move forward with? Would using a divorce mediation service push us further apart or would it allow us to separate with less issues?

The sidenote is W is looking at apartments that would require her to spend 2/3 of her monthly income on rent and utilities. That part alone is very scary to her and to me.

thanks in advance