The delay is so frustrating!!!! I want to go kick their butts and make them help you out sooner!!!! GRRRRR.
Is there anyway you can get on a waiting list for the second lawyer to meet sooner?, Is it possible to explain the urgency of the situation and get at least an intial consult? It isn't time to be coy about this stuff... Maybe you could just go camp out in the office until they see you.
Have you been in contact with a shelter at all? It would be good to at least know the scoop there, and they may have a L that you can talk to briefly while you wait for the court-appointed one to become available.
(((((((NM)))))))) As for the kids and school, is there another option? I know on hotwire, you can usually get an extended stay hotel room with kitchen, etc, for around $30 a night. Maybe you could do that for a couple of months. Although, I'm sort of with Ellie about thinking that when you leave, you should go someplace where SO can't find you until you know he is stable. Separation from you is going to hit him hard and you truly cannot predict how he will react.
