If you make about 400K (divorce planning)

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Anonymous wrote:Do you want the contact info of a good divorce attorney?

Yes, please. DC. Thanks.

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Anonymous wrote:Have you noticed that the OP hasn't responded? Is that a sign that the post wasn't real? Or do those people (who post fake posts) keep coming back?

I'm sure it's real, but people just got so nasty, she probably thought it a waste of time to respond.

The second poster shows a lot of wisdom. The actual reason I haven't responded is that it's Spring Break, so I was at Michael's and Walmart with the kids (we are out of town this week).

As to the poster who said why was I asking on here because I was no doubt able to afford a lawyer, my lawyer gave me a checklist and told me to figure it out myself. Our financial advisor managed to lose 60% of our portfolio last year, so I literally have $25,000 in savings. Nobody wants to talk to me with a bank balance like that.

Where is the money? Look around at my STBXH's toys. It's also where all the equity in our house went, because he felt strongly about paying all those off and taking it out of the house.

I should have known very few people would do anything but snark, but I appreciate the poster from Silver Spring who shared the info I wanted and the people who got it's about the kids. Kids, hmmmm, funny how that word never comes out of HIS mouth in marriage counseling. I guess the good news is that when I am through with this marriage I can stop paying the $200/wk for that.

OP, two pieces of advice:

1: Fire your divorce attorney and get a new one - a lawyer who gives you a checklist and send you on your way is not worth hiring.

2. Fire your financial advisor - at $650K a year with a high mortgage and kids in private school, he or she should have made sure that more of your portfolio was in liquid or near liquid asset. Have this person never heard of the 6 month rule?

Good Luck