I would agree to the cutoff date in good-faith if we are still agreeing to keep the house, because my business and financial health are tied to the house (workshop, studio, community, proximity to my warehouse and manufacture, etc.) But if things cannot be reconciled to keep the house and I need ...

So much has happened since originally posting this. We are in mediation. We met with a "Financial Neutral" The whole process has felt biased against me and my situation...

Recently my wife has demanded that I agree to a "stop the clock" date for our separation, admittedly because she wants to ...

So much has happened since originally posting this. We are in mediation. We met with a "Financial Neutral" The whole process has felt biased against me and my situation...

Recently my wife has demanded that I agree to a "stop the clock" date for our separation, admittedly because she wants to cut ...

I am sorry you are facing this.

I was 47 when my wife left me, and her taking our 12-year-old son with her to Kentucky was the correct thing for our son, but it has been the hardest thing I've ever had to work through.

Things I learned:

Your wife's divorce attorney will not be doing their job ...

Assuming the “Why?” is in reference to your kid, it doesn’t sound like court mandated child support is something else you need on your plate right now.

And my ex and I had a TON of problems that were evident when we first started dating and throughout our marriage, but after we ended up ...

Regarding your house: For my divorce, we argued over who would get our home, since we had bought it only a few years earlier. I knew my wife didn't want it, but she wanted to use it against me. For me to have kept my house, I needed to pay her half the equity in it. Her lawyers got a super high ...

The only real advice I can give you right now is to drag it out until the kid is 18.


If your kid is 17, it's most likely going to happen anyway.


Also I want to add another piece of advice that I know will sound much easier than it actually is, but if she wants a divorce, that’s that. Don ...

Divorce fucking sucks. The whole process was a fucking nightmare. Only positive thing I can say which I know sounds cheesy is it eventually gets better. Best decision I have made in my adult life. The only real advice I can give you right now is to drag it out until the kid is 18.

Feel free ...

Divorce fucking sucks. The whole process was a fucking nightmare. Only positive thing I can say which I know sounds cheesy is it eventually gets better. Best decision I have made in my adult life. The only real advice I can give you right now is to drag it out until the kid is 18.

Feel free to ...

rsmurphy wrote: Thu Oct 09, 2025 10:22 am I'm so sorry, David. If you ever feel like chatting please connect. Best wishes.

Thanks man, my life went from simple to very complicated in the last 4 years... and I guess this is a culmination.