Quick question for anyone who might have a suggestion. W has landed a job, she had been trying for two months. Except for her illness over the last few months, she had worked for the last 10 years and helped with the kid expenses etc. I’m hoping the job will improve her attitude and get her to start seeing “us” in a different light.
However, the “divorce machine” continues to churn. Having been served with the D papers I had 30 days to respond. This week my attorney will respond and he is going to take issue with several of the statements made by my W via her attorney, in a very aggressive manner. Frankly, I don’t believe the wording in the papers I received are anything but her attorney painting me in a very bad light to get some advantage, and my attorney will reply in like manner. Result will likely be a strongly negative response from my W.
So, do I just wait for the bomb to drop on her and try to weather the tsunami that results? Do I alert her in advance that, because she filed, I must respond – I have no choice?
I see this as being counterproductive to what I really want, but we are now caught up in the D mechanism and she has to put the brakes on or it won’t stop. I can’t stop it and if I don’t defend myself I’ll be in sorry shape.
