Yeh, I had to engage lawyers for the separation agreement because it's tricky and I wanted an agreement with good legal standing. Plenty of people have tried to DIY this process and seen the agreements thrown out in court. Then you end up spending more money and the process lingers on. I just wanted to get it done right the first time around and so it's over with.
WIth the D, we just have to fill out some forms, get some of them notarized, and pay the fees. Then it's done and it's just waiting in queue for a judge to look at it and make the D decree. No need to even go to court. Gonna avoid the lawyers for the D process as we can do it ourselves. I don't anticipate any major problems.
Hope it goes smooth as well. My advice is that if you can get everything hammered out between the two of you, then you can avoid lawyer fees and costs. The separation agreement might cost me about 3K, but it's worth the investment to get it done.
I haven't started climbing yet. I am at 99.9% with my knee. My plan is to start in March, and take the next few weeks to strengthen it further. I can't wait. I think I might just start crying when I go back. climbing means so much to me and being away has been very difficult. Can't wait to tackle some 5.10s and 5.11s this year and move up some grades and make technical improvements in my footwork. It's on my mind all the time lol.
