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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Do whichever is more affordable and/or in a better location. In either situation get the kids new bedding that they pick out and immediately frame and put up some photos of you with them and extended family on your side. 
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Location is similar. Furnished place is larger and more expensive but the lease is only until the spring and then I would need to find another place, which wouldn’t be the worst thing if our settlement allows me to buy out our marital home. There’s also the possibility that my office would move and I would want my residence to be closer to work anyway. The kids are in private school so school district staying the same isn’t the concern it would otherwise be.[/quote]

I would do what's cheapest and closer to school.  I'd probably go with unfurnished and decorate yourself.  If she's not giving up the house and you are moving out, plan for long term and let the house go.  Pick your battles.[/quote]

I already moved out. I make way more money than her (she makes 10% of my salary in a good year) so I doubt she’ll find a way to keep the house. I’ve been thinking and I might want it as part of the settlement. I think I could get more custody because I don’t think DW can afford to stay anywhere close to our old neighborhood. She’ll probably have to move pretty far out and the kids won’t like the kinds of neighborhoods she’ll be able to afford with half our assets. It will give me an advantage to offer the kids their familiar house, proximity to friends, and the things we have in our neighborhood like the swim club and shopping nearby. [/quote]

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