Whelp. I think everything has been signed and filed now and it's just up to however long it takes for the courts to do their thing.
My W is still very angry with me. I've never seen someone so stubborn and so hard on to hold a grudge.
It seemed that any time there may have been some "progress" or easing of tensions, the divorce itself would creep its head in, and things would go backwards. Unfortunately, that whole "Time is your friend" thing that gets thrown around, didn't apply to me, or others in a similar situation.
Not sure where things will go moving forward. She has 4 months from the date the decree is ordered to pay the buyout. The buyout would be what I use for any down payment on a house.
I can stay in the house with her and pay rent. There are advantages to that. I can save more money for a bigger down payment, I can spend more time with my daughter, and maybe more importantly, make sure my wife isn't too careless with her, and I won't have to dismantle my theater - for now).