Originally Posted by AnotherStander
Hang tough, in the end your kids are worth the fight. If your W is that hard up for money then she will have trouble mounting a defense. I suspect if you stick to your guns, tell her 50-50 is non-negotiable and you are ready to end mediation and go to court over it, she may very well cave. Even if she doesn't I think that's the inevitable course anyway.

By the way, when she says this:

"She stated she wanted to try to mediate and avoid going to court, and that she wanted me to try to communicate with her openly."

What she means is this:

"This will all go smoothly as long as you agree to all my terms without exception."

She's still a WAS. She's not going to give you any quarter. Load the cannons.

Perfectly said...


Me: 38
W:31
Kids: S16(mine from previous R), D10, S9, S4
M: 10 years
T:12 years
BD:Jan 3, 2018
W moved out: Apr 13,2018
Filed for D: Jun 2018
D final: Sep 2019

"Surrender to the Flow"...