Suckerpunch down to the wire

[25yearsmlc]

to be clear,

is she saying INSTEAD of getting half, she just wants $40k, or in addition to,

and if it's in addition to, is it b/c she believes there is equity? Which would mean it's still half, in her eyes, of total assets?

And YOU DON'T think there's equity?

So pay the few hundred bucks and if you are right, you'll save yourself (and maybe her OMG!!) a lot of heartache AND MONEY

by making it a moot point. Either there is equity or there isn't.

She's cash strapped and you know it. If there is no equity then MAYBE you can deduct the few bucks you spent on proving it, from her meager share of your marital assets.

But if you think she's not going to get half of whatever there is,

(apart from inheritance or what you brought into the marriage IF IT was never commingled with marital assets)

then you're not being realistic.