Henwen I am a lawyer and went to a lawyer almost immediately. I had a separation contract drawn up. I've asked for it back many times. I've practically begged him to file. They do it when they are ready. Worry less about him, and more about you. As Leah said, the faster you can remove the emotion from all of your communications, the better. Take the money for the part, lose the commentary. He doesn't want to hear your thoughts, opinions, digs, etc. Just the facts ma'am.