Free at Last!!!!!!!!!
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Free at Last!!!!!!!!!
| Thu, 12-15-2005 - 8:58am |
I posted here a lot last spring/summer, but under a different name. I had a (cheating) STBX who dragged his feet for nearly 2 years, made getting info impossible, hid assets, etc., etc. We finally went to court in late November. We were close on asset division and were able to come to an agreement without having to try that part of our case. Alimony was a different story. We were miles apart. Our attorneys conferenced with an impatial judge to try to get some advice and he recommended lifetime, BIG alimony for me. That scared the crap out of STBX (now X, yay!) so the next day he came back ready to negotiate. We came to an agreement and didn't have to have a trial. I did VERY well (18 years alimony consisting of 45% of his salary, 30 % of his bonuses, AND over 50% of our assets...stocks, investments, real estate, pension, etc.). My advice is this: Get a GOOD lawyer (ask around town, find out who the "ball-breaker" attorney is) and then follow their advice. Do NOT give up. Push for what you want, but be reasonable...know what your BOTTOM LINE offer will be. Do NOT let anyone intimidate you. Show no fear. STAY STRONG!!!!!

Yea!
Karen ~ wildlucky4me ~