She asked you four things:

House
Trailer
Vistitation
Communication

You only responded to the last two and she seems pretty entrenched on those.

You've got a delicate walk to do from here on out. You pretty much know she's gonna go through the roof when she's served so buckle up and be ready for what we call spew.

Question: why does it take a month for the papers? In my opinion you should probably rip that bandaid off as soon as possible.

I myself would lean towards not responding at all or at least not until she asks again. And then something along the lines of:

W, I'd rather not get into the financials until we agree on a mutually acceptable parenting agreement.

By the way, that's how divorce works in the States. You don't even talk financials until the Parenting Agreement is complete.

On the flip side, the more you can agree on without the lawyers, the less you'll pay in legal fees.

You have no leverage now. She's four hours away and holding all the cards. After she's ordered to return? Lots of leverage.

Tread carefully.


Everybody hurts. It's part of life. Don't miss the good stuff.