Thanks again for the replies and advice. Have to admit, I was there ready to go at it even at midnight, but I let my cooler self prevail and I'm glad I did. I will not confront her on this, nor will I tell her when I consult with a lawyer. Well put in that we are looking for positives here.
I'm just hoping that knowing that paperwork is out there won't eat at me. I know, GAL, do fun things for yourself, and let that other stuff fade to the background.
While I have looked up my rights within my state, I still think a free consult that I've set up is a good idea anyway. I have some specific questions to my own personal situation, so at least I can be informed. Perhaps it might even help with dealing with her paperwork.
Funny thing - since she received all of the forms she has been quite nice. Recall above that since that day she had sent me a nice text stating that she missed talking to me. She has been more affectionate, and before she left for the shore even stated "Don't worry, I still want to work on this". We'll see if this continues and if she agrees to go back to MC after bailing on me last week. However, might it be that seeing the totality of the paperwork and the finality it brought that she had a bit of a shift back in my direction?
Trying to be "glass-half-full".
M = 44 W = 47 Mar = 11 years T = 12 years S8, d10, ss22 ILYBINILWY June 26, 2012 I need to be free and live July 10, 2012