Brubeck I am really sorry your wife gave you the paperwork, it must be a terrifying time for you.
Brubeck if I discovered a recording device in my bedroom I would never be able to trust my H ever again. And I'm sure if he discovered one in his bedroom it would push him further away.
I can tell you now, the answer to all those questions you want to ask your wife will be that she knows. She knows you will lose the house, she knows you will be poorer, she knows it is bad for the kids, and her mother and everything. But she cannot care about any of that now. My advice is to avoid those talks, and turn to the Last Resort or whatever it is called, and actually DB!
My H told me he is done, he wants nothing to do with me, he wants out. I'm trying to buy myself some time, hopefully to "ride it out" if possible. I know how you are feeling, it is a terrible situation. But you cannot talk sense into her.. All you will achieve is to push her further away.
"There's nothing sadder than a conman conning himself"
“There is freedom waiting for you, On the breezes of the sky, And you ask "What if I fall?" Oh but my darling, What if you fly?”