Originally Posted by unchien
She's refused to work at all even though she has a higher education than I do, for instance. Throw reason out the window -- let's pay lawyers a bunch of money. Frustrating...

Oof. One of my ex-girlfriend's played that game with their ex-husband. She argued it was better for her child if she stayed home and watched him than get a babysitter. The ex filed a motion with the court, and before her son turned 1, she was forced to return to work or have her child support docked as if she had. (I secretly was rooting for the ex-husband on this.) Hang in there. The court's generally on your side on this.