Hi LiveAndLearn,

How long does it take for the courts to dismiss it? I think here it's a year if it's put on hold(?). I'm glad to learn you haven't lost a great deal of money. So far we've spent almost 10K on attorney fees (the retainer, etc...) and additional money on two households (he moved out into an apartment in March).

I was talking with a woman the other day who fired her first attorney because he cost her $150K. This guy happens to be my close friend's lawyer and she's quite concerned about this.

Yes, I think my husband knows he can count on me. I'm the type of person who's always there for anyone. I often go out of my way for others. My husband is typically not as generous in this area as I. Particularly with friends and even other family members. But I have to say, now that he's not angry with me he's become very helpful and supportive. When my car broke down he let me borrow his truck and then bought me a new car. I think he's really trying.

Probably the more difficult part for me is all the ugly and mean things he said and did to me around the split. That's the stuff that sometimes haunts me. However, this is all still relatively recent (Feb/Mar/April) so I probably need to expect it's going to take time to recover from that. Do you ever experience these similar feelings and memories?


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