I feel as if I am living in an alternative reality!

My saga has been going on for nearly nine years - he initially left in October 2005, it took until January 2011 to get the divorce finalised and sine last August he has been threatening legal action based on a flimsy, but cleverly constructed case.

Sooooooo in early May we spoke at some length on the phone (I haven't seen in him person since February 2013 and have as little to do with him as possible) and agreed a settlement

BUT within days of this he became unreasonable and abusive again - I do not take his calls any longer and have blocked his emails but I got an abusive text because between Thursday and the following Monday (I had been travelling all weekend, as he knew) I hadn't yet gone to a lawyer.

However I think what triggered the abuse was my confirming his comment, as the end of our negotiation that 'I guess we really don't have a relationship any more' To which I replied that we didn't, and that this was not to be expected given the circumstances.

Anyway, so much for the background. We are now back to threats of legal action, and further demands via my lawyer. He wants money and he wants attention. Frankly I want to give him neither, but nor do I want an expensive law suit, and the hassle of dealing with it all.

I just feel at the end of my tether. The (adult) children are all fed up with his antics.

The kind and loving husband of 35 years got swallowed up by MLC land, and the monster will not go away.

Thank goodness for this forum where we can vent. This MLC behaviour is unbelievable.

If anyone has any suggestions (probably not a hit man, as I don't think it is legal) I should be grateful. I just want him GONE. He is currently planning to remarry (OW2 or 3, not sure), but you know, I don't think it is what he wants . . - my future dil says she thinks he is doing it to annoy everyone!!!