Indeed Steve. I know she went to IC today and I guess that prompted her to investigate mediation. Interesting, since she has not communicated anything on settlement when I asked. And her parenting plan is that she wants specific days, and I allow her to come play with the kids for a few hours on my days. I take it that mediation is easier then putting in the effort.
So today I drafted a detailed 10 page parenting plan as I want it, including how it would look on the days she wants. It has everything in it. I nicked it from a legal site, they covered more than I would have thought. I flicked it to her by email today for comment. I'm curious to see how she responds. I'm guessing she'll make some excuse since responding is in the too hard basket.
I am considering another L though that prepares proforma settlements. There is aspect that she might be right on. The majority of equity in our house is based on investments she brought to the M. My L said it doesn't matter, but there is a few case laws that show it might. This is how she is trying to leverage a bigger share. I did ask her for the value of her investments at the time of M, but she of course refused to provide.
The mediation she wants specifically states you need legal advice before participating. She's cheap, she'll probably opt for legal aid which hopefully means they'll ground her expectations.
