what can I be doing now to show her that I will never be that abusive/controlling/oppressive husband again? What can I do to help get this divorce paused so we can give our marriage another chance for our children?
There is no timetable to rebuild trust, but it cannot be done without consistent, postive actions over time. Continue to improve yourself and be the best dad to those two kids that you can be. Those are the things you can control.
As for the D, you can most likely drag the process out, but I doubt you can stop it if that is what W wants. Your L may have suggestions, but I warn you that W's L will tell W of the tactics, and that'll be seen as 'same old Vertex'.
me: 45 W:45 M 20 years T 22 years S14, S13, S11, D9 BD 2/28/14 D papers served 3/3/14 I moved out 3/15/14 MC start 4/2/14 I moved in 6/2/14 D suit withdrawn 6/30/14