Nothing you do will be right to your H. Therefore it doesn’t matter what his reactions are. You keep doing you. You want to be kind, keep being kind. Keep doing the right things for yourself.
Definitely get a lawyer to do all the legal talk. Hiring a lawyer was a turning point for me because it further eliminated all the unnecessary back and forth between me and my ExH. Even though financially didn’t help me too much, it definitely help with my SANITY!!!!
I’m sorry that you were hurt by his words. It will take awhile, but one day his words won’t mean much to you anymore. Imagine a crazy person yelling at you on the subway in NYC. You wouldn’t care much would you? You will be able to shrug it off.
Are you a country chick? Either way, I’d recommend listening to the Chick’s “gaslighter” album. It was a great outlet for me to sing along. Lol.