Luvhurts,

So sorry things have gotten worse on the legal front. Sometimes it's hard to separate what the lawyer is doing from what your W is doing. Her L's job is to "best represent her interests" so he may convince her to ask for everything with the understanding that it will get negotiated down. I know it's easy to feel she's primarily responsible for this but the lawyer can be a big influence and at this point it unfortunately becomes a negotiation game.

I will +1 for not trying to outspend your W, your kids will appreciate the way you treat them and the quality time you spend with them more than gifts, which are often forgotten exactly 8 days later anyway.

Good luck and keep posting, hopefully folks here are still helping you in some small way.

Accuray


Married 18, Together 20, Now Divorced
M: 48, W: 50, D: 18, S: 16, D: 12
Bomb Dropped (EA, D): 7/13/11
Start Reconcile: 8/15/11
Bomb Dropped (EA, D): 5/1/2014 (Divorced)
In a New Relationship: 3/2015