my wife left, but still lives with me #3/continued

[tough spot]

I do believe I haven't given her as much space as I could have and I also agree I have had too many R talks. It is my suspicion that she already filed for D. If that is the case, I am trying to haggle out the child custody deal beforehand.

It is my hope that if she indeed has filed, and we have hashed out a temporary custodial agreement, then when the actual D case is official, we can implement the temporary custodial agreement that much faster.

We have to have a custodial agreement otherwise neither of us will move out of the house, risk the stigma of abandoment, and potentially hurt the final custodial terms. So by pushing custodial agreement talks I hope for us to be able to separate quicker, get the much needed space, and possibly influence my ability to DB. The sooner that is done the more time I have within the six month minimum waiting period for a divorce in Michigan.