W attempting to push me out of the house. She has informed me she has made an appointment for us to look at apartments Friday morning.
Finances remain joint. She has presented me with a list of $100,000 of repairs to the house and miscellaneous other expenses that she wants to hold against our house value, none of which have been negotiated with attorneys as of yet.
Moving and rent cost serious money. She would probably like to deduct that from my buyout as well. As I see it, moving should occur after assets have been separated. Those are my expenses to manage, not hers to play with.
I don't think this woman has ever known what it means to be financially responsible on an independent basis. Our finances and budgeting have been managed by me throughout our marriage. I have been the one to find money when we have needed it or when she has blown up the credit card.
Most likely she'll never have to learn that responsibility either:
1. When we got married, her parents made her CC debt disappear.
2. When her side hustle accumulated $9K in CC debt, in came Daddy to the rescue.
3. Until now, her car has been a lease paid for by her job. She has decided she wants to buy the car she now has (SUV). Her father just dropped a $31,000 check in her lap to purchase it.
4. I'd be willing to bet that after I'm out, she will have the renovations done on our house (paid for by guess who), then sell it. And her parents will probably let her keep the profits. And then buy her a new house outright. Why do I think this? Because when W's brother moved a few years ago, that's exactly what happened. W's brother sold his house, paid off the mortgage, and then moved into a $650,000 home paid for in a lump sum by Daddy.
Me 59 W 47 T 26 M 23 S18, S14 BD May 2023 D filed June 2023 OM1 confirmed: December 2023 OM2 confirmed: October 2023
