E-mail I sent to W this morning:

Dear (W),

I apologize for any anger I exhibited during our phone conversations yesterday. As you can imagine, the news took me by complete surprise and I am still numb and in shock over all of this.

I will box up as much of your belongings as I can and leave them in the office. I will not pressure you to remove them, but I hope that you get everything out within the next several weeks.

Please let me know when you make an appointment with mediation. They will want to know what agreements we have reached regarding the house, any joint accounts, property, etc. We can discuss these prior to meeting the mediator or wait until then. I am in no position to pay you alimony or half of my 401K. There probably is no equity in the house given the condition it is in and the depressed real estate market.

I will contact (mortgage company) to find out what has to happen to remove your name from the mortgage and the deed.

There is so much I want to say, but it would be pointless in light of what has happened. I hope you find your happiness.

(Telemark)


*big sigh*


H 56
W 48
D27,S21
SS25
SS22 Severely autistic
M(#2 for both) 9 1/2 yrs.
"I've never loved you" 3/7/2011
Separated 8/7/2011
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