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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is OP. Wow, this became a long thread. Thank you to those who provided thoughtful comments.

My friend ended up retaining the first attorney, (which, after reading these responses, seems like a reasonable choice).

Regarding choices discussion, I tend to agree that my friend made some sub-optimal choices, and she knows that. She definitely did bury her head in the sand regarding his noticeable unhappiness in the marriage for many years; I think she told herself that he just became a grumpy person. It was a 2nd marriage for him, and he did not particularly want another child, and he wanted a more carefree life. I am actually proud of her that she acknowledges that she steamrolled him somewhat with what she wanted and he eventually lost it, but it seems too late to fix it now.

He is a high earner, but he is actually 61... not sure how this is going to go. I think he was very stressed financially with the building of the expensive house, and that was a contributor to his wanting a divorce. I think he has assets, but when they are split, they are obviously not going to go as far...

Fortunately my friend is sharp, and I know she will manage to eventually work her way towards reasonable employment. My concern for her is that she won't down ratchet her lifestyle as fast as she really should given that whatever alimony/child support she receives won't last forever. 
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Whose idea was it to build the expensive house?[/quote]

Bingo!!!

Ex-SAHM friend convinced husband to go all out in dream home McMansion when kids were MS age and within one year she was bringing guys she met online to bang when he was at work.  Had an entire guest suite to entertain them—big mirror by the bed.  Thankfully, after a few years he found out. House sold. She got very little and lives in a crappy apartment now.  FAFO[/quote]

I think I banged her. Fairfax County? [/quote]

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