Thank you for your suggestions and sorry if I did not answer all of your questions, but there were a lot!
As for the L, I contacted the biggest baddest L in the tri-county area about a month after all this was going down. Unfortunately he informed me that his retainer was $4,500.
I realize that right now I am depressed as I am becoming very overwhelmed, am not sleeping right, and feel very isolated.
More in a minute..
M:35 W:33 M: 5 yrs. Daughter: 2 yr .7/11/10 D Final: 8/7/12