Sorry, Paul. I can empathize - the legal process is tough, and it is even worse when one of the parties is uncooperative.
I hope you are able to resolve everything quickly and without too much drama.
Hang in there.
M, is interesting that W wanted all of this despite my protests over the months and years to the contrary. But she's not jumping on anything now that we have the situation in motion. she reminds me of a teenager. I get stuff done and then she complains if its not to her liking but she rarely helps. Seems that way even with this D. She complained that the court ordered custody mediation was a conflict to her work schedule. so, I asked her for alternate dates as I don't control that. she didn't provide any dates....
I don't even want all this. I just wanted ....well you know what I wanted. Tough I guess.
A friend of mine said a very interesting thing. he's from NY and has a heavy NY accent and was brought up in a very traditional Jewish Family. He's very laid back and in his mind, life always works out for the best. "... God is good...." is a common phrase for him. In other words, things will work out. Just keep moving and have faith that good things will be a part of your life. Its like TED Talks and Shawn Anchor. Please look that up if you haven't already. its amazing. anyway my friend said gently to me...If she doesn't want to be your W anymore, let go. you can't make her want that. its going to be ok.
So my friend..."God is good...." its a nice day and all is well
me: 47, W:49 M 16.5 years T 17 years Three kids - D17,D14, S13 Heart 2 heart about M 11/8/13 Bomb drop 11/29/13 W moved out 12/5/13 I Retained L 2/20/14 D filed 3/17/14