Jon, it would be great if California had similar practices about requiring both parents to remain the same city/state.

Yes, it's true my wife started the divorce process, but I will be the one that ended it definitively, which principally and religiously I don't even believe in doing. Until our son is old enough to figure it out for himself, it is possible that he will see daddy as the person who gave in or gave up, or whatever positive spin anyone wants to put on a negative situation like this.

There is the frequent mention of "dropping the rope" in this forum. Well, because of the circumstances described above, I'm having to drop the rope, but not on my own terms; I'm not emotionally there yet, because the truth is, I'm not done.

Just hope I'm able to reach my (busy, busy) lawyer today or early this week. I reached out to her last week, but still no reply. I feel like I racing to beat my wife to the punch, but yet at the same time, I'm really not (emotionally) committed to move on with this whole shabang.

Please keep praying for me.


M37, S5
M-7y; T-8y
Separated 060410
Wife/son moved 022611
Wife serves d-papers 032011
I filed child custody 042012; obtained custody 070312
Bifurcated 103112