Thanks Georgiabelle- I am holding off for no other reason than to not ruin the holidays for the kids. That is the very last thing I would want to do. My timeline is to meet with the atty sometime late Dec/early Jan so that we can finalize things (has to be >30 days after atty mtg) either late Jan or early Feb. I don't envision even telling the kids what's going on (not that they would be surprised considering we've been S for 14 mos) until right before everything's finalized.

What I/we tell the kids is another topic. I feel that W has to bear some of the responsibility (if not all) for her decision, but have to weigh that with what's best for the kids. I would just feel 'dirty' telling them that this is what W and I 'agreed' on, ya know?