I am concerned because you were leaning in one direction, and now you're leaning in the other because of your son's feedback and because people pulled strings to get you an appointment with a fancy attorney.
You get one life and I think the most important piece of the decision to file for D is if it is what you want (or in some posters' stories, if it's a necessity for protection.)
So is this what you want? Not what others want for you to want, but what you want?
If you're uncertain and would just be going to the appointment to educate yourself, I think that's great. I just don't want you to be pressured to move forward unless that's what is right for you...