kas ~ I have a plan I’m comfortable with. I try not to operate out of fear that the worst will happen, although it certainly could.

I still have slim hope we can mediate - we both do - but we are far apart on almost every issue. I get dispirited. We don’t actually have agreement on a schedule right now, we are just leaving everything to mediation. We are basically month-to-month and it’s all tenuous and not in writing.

I lean towards L-assisted mediation (where we avoid court but let the L’s do the negotiating). I believe that would be the best approach for both of us. I really don’t know... I’ll stay open minded about mediation but I’m not overly optimistic either.