She filed for divorce right? She had you served with papers right? She refused to negotiate right?
Then don't feel guilty about hiring a lawyer to protect yourself. Hiring a lawyer is not being vindictive. You are protecting your self under the law.
BINGO.
Starsky
I agree with everything said, and know that I made the right legal choice. Like I said, I just don't want to seem secretive or vindictive, and don't want to make things antagonistic and adversarial.
Me M51 WW F46 T 17 yrs M 16 yrs 9 children D29 D27 D26 S24 S24 S19 S19 niece18 S17 8 grandchildren ILYBINILWY: 12/15/14 I discover PA 12/31/14 She files D: 1/9/15 She moves out 3/2/15 D papers served 3/18/15