So I talked to another attorney. Said same thing. Legal separation is pointless. He also said as novel as an idea of temporary moving out. He said, do you really think two weeks would resolve anything. I said no, he said exactly. Stay in the house. I wouldn’t do that anyways.
So I have to options to offer her. Dissolution of marriage or divorce. The attorney aaid just like the other that she would not be able to afford the home. They said j could. She has been adamant that the kids stay in this home regardless what happens. I want to keep the home. So I can offer her those two choices. She won’t like them and she will ask about legal separation and I will tell her that I was advised against it and, therefore, I won’t do that. I would offer her temporary moving out for her and I pay her some support to let her have another way. If not, I am at peace of proceeding to divorce.
I would attempt dissolution first and tell her for the sake of the children, give me custody and I pay her spousal support and she gets a lump sum of her half of the equity in the house. If she wants to proceed to divorce, it will cost her almost half of her equity stake.
I kept my credit card on that she uses. She purchased alcohol for herself Not sure why since she has her own bank account and clearly not a grocery needed for the kids.
