Just got off the phone with my L and it looks like we are going to be filing some provisional applications to take care of my W's financial irresponsibility. I told my W that I didn't mind taking care of the bulk of the "joint" bills until we get this finalized, and she's taking full advantage of that by treating herself to plenty of expenses in the categories of: new clothes/jewelry/perfume, entertainment/events, dining out, and drinking alcohol out at bars. My W has spent over $1,800 (compared to my $250) in these four categories alone, all of which are definitely not "normal spending habits for our lifestyle," which was outlined in the TRO for assets/finances. - W was complaining to me over the weekend about how I make more money and I should take care of most of the bills, and I told her I would be happy to do this, as long as she quits her wasteful spending (which she, of course - in her eyes, had justified reasons for every transaction). She was complaining about how my lawyer is now sending her documents she's required to fill out and said she doesn't think she needs to because "she has nothing to hide." - I asked my L about what they've sent, and apparently our two L's got into an argument about how many subpoenas, disclosures, discoveries they've already filed on me and my income, and her L apparently said they would be filing for maintenance (we don't have alimony in my state, but maintenance is similar. My L said to him that we wouldn't have filed anything but since they keep sending stuff to her client, she's not just going to sit back and let them walk all over me, and she will continue to file more and more as long as they expect me to cooperate with their "unreasonable requests." - My L asked me "What has she done to create more income since she's off in the summer months?" and I thought, good flipping question! I was trying to play the nice guy when it comes to the bills/finances because she doesn't make much, but it appears that's not going to be the case much longer. - Oh boy, this might be the start to something interesting.
