How a treehouse can cost you your marriage

[Clyde]

I was on edge knowing the levels that my w would stoop to. Several days later my w had most of her belongings out of the house and was pretty much living out of a suitcase. I noticed her take every last item of hers, even went through the mail before leaving to go to her sisters for a few hours before work. I asked her why she was taking every last item of hers, was this the final departure? She said no she will be back before work to drop the kids off. My d did not want to go w/ her but the w insisted, as they were about to pull out of the driveway I noticed the kids backpacks in the back of her truck, so I again flat out asked - r u coming home... she said yes, my hands were tied, I had a knot in my stomach as they pulled away.

About ten minutes later I heard my w's friend calling for her at the gate which was locked, I knew she was there to serve me as I could see the docs in her hand... I already got the docs from the court house the week before (I went and checked after the d told me she saw her mom signing papers in the paralegals car). At the same time my d called me and said that my w just turned the location settings off on my d's phone, she sounded panicked and said here she comes I got to go, and hung up.

I never went to the gate to be served and after the call from my daughter I was distraught trying to figure out what to do. A few minutes later I see the w pull up, I met her at the gate and asked why she was back, she took the lock off the gate and backed up as if she was going to take it with her. I told her I knew what she was up to, trying to have me served and taking our kids away, her jaw dropped she was shocked. I told her I had the docs for a week and I proceeded to walk to her car, when I approached I told my d that she could stay w/ me if she wanted. She immediately started to get out of the car, my w jumped in the drivers seat, pulled my d back into the car and grabbed the seat belt out of her hands and buckled it, as she went to start the truck I reached in and unbuckled the seat belt, my w grabbed both of my hands scratching me in the process, I backed up out of the car and let them pull away, she drove up the street about a block w/ my d's door still open, and away they went.

I went back into the house fearing she would again call the police and lie about what happened. I grabbed everything I thought I would need and decided it was time to go find a lawyer. As I was pulling out of my driveway I saw 2 deputies on foot up the block, I drove up to them and said "let me guess, you are here for me?" They said no, they were in the neighborhood for a different reason but they did speak to my wife around the corner and told her it was a civil issue. I thanked them and drove on, as I rounded the corner I saw my w talking to her friend who tried to serve me, they were about 25' behind my w's truck, I pulled up to my w's car, my d instantly got out and into my truck, and we pulled away.