Sage, I had totally forgotten about the business you guys run together. Listen to kml. Get a lawyer. Honestly you may need two depending on your state and the size of your circuit court system, the business matter may become a civil litigation in the realm of contractual obligations and such. I'm not sure how profitable the business is and how hands on either of you are in it. If there are other partners or employees it could get really messy. Find a good, honest and available divorce L. They will let you know if the business end is something they can handle or not, or if it's something worth dealing with out side of but in conjunction with the divorce proceedings. I know you live in a large metro area like I do so there is no court here that would handle both the business and the divorce unless it was one party buying the other out, or division of shares. You're divorce is incredibly complicated from a legal stand point. I'd offer him mediation, if he's feeling really generous, but doing this without a lawyer won't benefit either of you.
