Why would you settle for half of what the state guideline is? If he's a cheater especially, why would you 'settle' for anything less than what the state guideline is! My advice is to not 'settle' for anything less than what the state guideline is! Don't do it! Period! Be absolutely firm and up front about this...starting right now, and stay that way throughout. Do not waver. These cheaters create a fantasy world for themselves, and that's where they want to live. And damn the people they hurt in order to do that. But your reality is that he cheated and left...leaving you with a tremendous amount of hurt and disappointment. His reality needs to be that there are consequences for his choices...and some of those consequences are heavy financial penalties. DO NOT let him skate by on this issue! .
"Always go straight forward, and if you meet the devil, cut him in two and go between the pieces." - William Sturgis, clipper ship captain, 1830's.
