Thanks for answering my question. You know, it isn't a terrible thing at all.
The legal aspects of D are really only a hindrance in all of this anyway. Too often, people focus on trying to prevent the L D, when all it is, is a byproduct of the problem. Not THE problem. So without it, at least you will not have the distraction.
Keeping moving forward and working on you. Your Ex-P has some serious drama in his life. Let it be his, and not yours.
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