Rubicon,

Running out the door and don't have a lot of time but BRAVO my friend! That is EXACTLY how you do it. Now stick to it and apologize for nothing. Offer no concessions, no olive branch. Be polite, have class, honor and dignity, but do not give in. Her inability to support herself is her problem, not yours. It is not a shared problem, it is hers alone as she is the one who chose this course.

I would set up your own bank account and have your checks deposited there only, then set up an auto-transfer into your joint account with an amount you feel is fair to run the household and that's it.

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Married 18, Together 20, Now Divorced
M: 48, W: 50, D: 18, S: 16, D: 12
Bomb Dropped (EA, D): 7/13/11
Start Reconcile: 8/15/11
Bomb Dropped (EA, D): 5/1/2014 (Divorced)
In a New Relationship: 3/2015