I know the parts that I am negotiable on and not. Unfortunately, her terms are just completely out of my grasp. I cannot sell the house because I do not own it, and it is also tied up in the business property. I would literally have to sub divide a 30 acre parcel to break it off into it's own entity. I have nothing else I can sell that would amount to the figures that she is requesting. I simply do not have a way of financially meeting her terms. It's unfortunate, but that is the reality of the situation. I have expressed to her for YEARS that this business allows us to live a lifestyle that we could not otherwise afford. But, after divorce and living on her own, she expects to maintain that lifestyle. It is just NOT going to happen.
I reached out to W again this morning to see if she wanted to meet and duscuss the terms again. She says she is going to consult a lawyer before discussing anything further with me. Her Mom came down from Canada late lastnight to assist her. I beleive this is going to get ugly real soon. Neither party has much, if any, disposable income to waste. The Lawyers will undoubtedly be collecting that and leaving nothing left for us. W will see soon enough how hard it is to maintain her lifestyle without actually having enough money to do so. I suspicion she will try to go after the business in search of money from the home, which is pretty well protected I beleive. That will surely be bad money thrown after good in terms of lawyer expenses for all parties.... Soooooo stupid!
