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Old 01-05-2020, 07:56 AM
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Went down this road about 12 years ago. Only advice I can give is to hire a good lawyer and follow their advice, and document every single interaction you have with your ex from this point on. Write it down, no matter how insignificant you may think it is. Get hard copies of everything that might be important. Don't think that just because it is online, it is safe. You may be tempted to "be the bigger man" and play nice during the proceedings, but at this point it is all about 1) your kids, if you have them, and 2) yourself. Your ex and his/her wellbeing cannot be any of your concern. For whatever reason, they have decided that they no longer want you to be a part of their happiness or wellbeing, so don't feel like you have to do that. It may be a hard habit to break, but force yourself to have a heart of stone when it comes to your ex.

I know it may not seem like it right now, but you will move past it. I got re-married eight years ago and I am happier now than I have ever thought possible.

One last thing, I don't know how old you are, but perhaps you could take this as an opportunity to re-invent yourself. Look at your future as a blank slate now, and do the things you might not have been able to do with your ex. My ex hated to travel, and her idea of a great family vacation was crashing at her brother's place in rural Florida. To this day she has never left the United States. Since our divorce I have lived and worked on two additional continents, and visited 18 other countries. I have hiked in the Alps, enjoyed Argentinean wine in Buenos Aires, walked on the Great Wall, swam in the Persian Gulf, enjoyed St. Patrick's Day in Dublin, and countless other things that I would not have been able to do had I stayed married to her.

Good luck and all the best to you. And don't skimp on a lawyer, even if your ex claims a desire to make it amicable!
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Old 01-05-2020, 08:13 AM
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You need to consult with a lawyer, not get advice from an anonymous Internet forum.

That being said, if the divorce is amicable mediation is the way to go. A place like www.divorcewithoutwar.com is a good place to start.

Mine cost $5k and we both walked away with what we wanted.

Over in less than two months.

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Old 01-05-2020, 08:18 AM
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I've heard while a little unethical if you do a consultation with the most reputable lawyers in the vicinity they can't represent your wife... Really sorry to hear the bad news.
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Old 01-05-2020, 08:30 AM
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Originally Posted by NEDude View Post
Went down this road about 12 years ago. Only advice I can give is to hire a good lawyer and follow their advice, and document every single interaction you have with your ex from this point on. Write it down, no matter how insignificant you may think it is. Get hard copies of everything that might be important. Don't think that just because it is online, it is safe. You may be tempted to "be the bigger man" and play nice during the proceedings, but at this point it is all about 1) your kids, if you have them, and 2) yourself. Your ex and his/her wellbeing cannot be any of your concern. For whatever reason, they have decided that they no longer want you to be a part of their happiness or wellbeing, so don't feel like you have to do that. It may be a hard habit to break, but force yourself to have a heart of stone when it comes to your ex.

I know it may not seem like it right now, but you will move past it. I got re-married eight years ago and I am happier now than I have ever thought possible.

One last thing, I don't know how old you are, but perhaps you could take this as an opportunity to re-invent yourself. Look at your future as a blank slate now, and do the things you might not have been able to do with your ex. My ex hated to travel, and her idea of a great family vacation was crashing at her brother's place in rural Florida. To this day she has never left the United States. Since our divorce I have lived and worked on two additional continents, and visited 18 other countries. I have hiked in the Alps, enjoyed Argentinean wine in Buenos Aires, walked on the Great Wall, swam in the Persian Gulf, enjoyed St. Patrick's Day in Dublin, and countless other things that I would not have been able to do had I stayed married to her.

Good luck and all the best to you. And don't skimp on a lawyer, even if your ex claims a desire to make it amicable!
I’ll throw this out there, I know I’m an outlier. I got divorced 15 years ago. She made more money than I did. Initially we both retained lawyers. It didn’t take long for us both to realize the lawyers are in it for themselves. We dropped the lawyers. Found the appropriate forms online, filed everything ourselves and that was that. About $300 out the door.

Again, she out earned me by a lot and her retirement was sizable compared to mine. She and I sat down one day and I told her I want two things, 50/50 custody and half of the equity in our home, you keep everything else. She said ok.

Before we parted ways my lawyer promised I’d regret not going after more. After 15 years I realize not going after more was the best thing I could have possibly done.

My situation is absolutely not the norm, I get it. But don’t just assume you have to lawyer up and blow through huge cash to make it work.
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Old 01-05-2020, 10:52 AM
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Originally Posted by CoefficientX View Post
I’ll throw this out there, I know I’m an outlier. I got divorced 15 years ago. She made more money than I did. Initially we both retained lawyers. It didn’t take long for us both to realize the lawyers are in it for themselves. We dropped the lawyers. Found the appropriate forms online, filed everything ourselves and that was that. About $300 out the door.

Again, she out earned me by a lot and her retirement was sizable compared to mine. She and I sat down one day and I told her I want two things, 50/50 custody and half of the equity in our home, you keep everything else. She said ok.

Before we parted ways my lawyer promised I’d regret not going after more. After 15 years I realize not going after more was the best thing I could have possibly done.

My situation is absolutely not the norm, I get it. But don’t just assume you have to lawyer up and blow through huge cash to make it work.
The reason I throw out the layer thing right away is that you can make a lot of mistakes at the start, and those can come back to hurt you. You can always let your attorney go if it is clear that you can work things out amicably. But if you make a big mistake on your own at the start, and the other party eventually decides to lawyer up, it can be hard to undo.
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Delete Facebook, hit the gym, lawyer up.
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Old 01-05-2020, 12:26 PM
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Delete Facebook, hit the gym, lawyer up.
^^^^^This. Also, as others have said, don't get into the cockpit if you're not fit for duty. It's an emotional toll and gets your mind outside of the airplane.
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Old 01-05-2020, 01:39 PM
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Originally Posted by Toadaso View Post
I've heard while a little unethical if you do a consultation with the most reputable lawyers in the vicinity they can't represent your wife... Really sorry to hear the bad news.
My understanding is that's true.
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I've heard while a little unethical if you do a consultation with the most reputable lawyers in the vicinity they can't represent your wife...
This is why I love this site. That's some kick ass advice right there
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.My ex burned me in every way. She called every office in town but two lawyers, obviously she had a better lawyer, she documented every thing, she lied and exaggerated as well.

She got the kids and the money. So there is some good advice on this thread you should follow. Because you can never underestimate a vindictive ex.

Don’t be like me and lose everything!!

But if you do lose everything like me:
Remember that after the loss of your kids, your assets, your loss of a family, the sense of guilt and failure. The feeling of wanting to eat a bullet and die—//—//—after all that passes divorce is the greatest thing in the world.

My ex is a fat cow now. I hit the gym after our divorce. I’ve had about 1000 years worth of married sex speaking quantitatively. I must have broken 10,000 years worth of married sex from a qualitative standpoint!!

I see my kids often (not an ideal amount but it’s better then it was)
I could not be happier!!

You will get through this brother. No matter what you can do it.
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