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[quote=Anonymous]Has anyone ever navigated a move closer to family in a divorce in order to improve quality of life for the children? Is this even a possibility? I haven't talked to an attorney or mediator yet.

My spouse wants divorce. He just gave up, didn't invest in our relationship and wants out. Not my choosing but I have no option. I have been saying for years that I would like to leave the area as our combined incomes (and my student debt which I've been working hard to pay off) don't afford us the life I'd like to live- ie a single family house with a yard within a reasonable commute for both of us. I have also wanted to be closer to family for an added buffer of support.  (My parents live in an affordable place with fairly decent job prospects for both of us. His parents also live in an affordable place but with zero job prospects for me as its very rural- he could join the family business). My husband has never seen a problem with our kids sharing a room and having no yard so its been an ongoing source of disagreement.

So fast forward to now- we will be divorcing and that money on two incomes that didn't afford us more space and a yard (what I felt would be better quality of life for our children), is now going to be divided to support two households. This likely puts us each in a unit with two bedrooms (if we are lucky). No chance of a yard. Probably worse commutes for one of us as we wouldn't be able to stay in our neighborhood. Our quality of life has been pretty mediocre, working to support cost of living and home repairs, without any real frills. Going any lower in quality of life really depresses me.

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