Need help saving my family - part 4

[Scorp7]

Mach, I agree. The problem is, in Canada, if she will not agree on a parenting plan then we do have to go the legal route. Going that way we could be looking at spending 50000 to 100000 in legal fees. If that can be avoided, then as a responsible parent I need to try everything I can to avoid it.

It may well be futile. If my W refuses to listen to reason then so be it. But, waiting another week or two to bring the L into the sitch isn't going to make much difference. Besides that, I have also been advised that legally I am in a better situation if I let my W file for D first. There are possibly some things I can do to attempt to obtain custody of my kids without D but the odds of success doesn't sound promising going that way.

I'm planning on speaking to another L or two this week to get as many opinions as possible.