Well after 15 months of hell............

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Well after 15 months of hell............
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Mon, 02-26-2007 - 11:10am

the end is almost here!!

I have been given 5, yes 5 different horrendous proposals from soon to be ex about splitting our estate (our state is 50/50). We own a 3000 sq foot house with over 300 acres of land and a ton of HIS toys.

We were scheduled for a case managers meeting on Friday, but the judge wanted to see our lawyers because he was sick of the stalling on STBX's side. So the judge made his ruling!! We didn't even have to see each other or the judge!! I am very happy with the ruling. I am getting 1/2 of what our estate is worth (I will be able to pay cash for a house of my own!), half of the house contents (stbx didn't want me to have anything, including the things my grandmother had left me in her will), stbx wanted me to pay 1/2 of the bills since I had left 15 months ago....the judge laughed!! And I'm getting a good chunck of alimony for 9 years (he makes 4 times what I make), and the judge awarded $400 more a month than what we had hoped for!!

I'm so glad it's almost over!! I slept so good on Friday night! I was asleep at 8:00!!

Amie Choiniere Office Manager~Mom~Domestic Goddess~Student~Wine Lover~Girlfriend~Gardener~Decorator~Vinyl Wall Lettering Queen!!
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Wed, 02-28-2007 - 4:00pm

Chiming in here a day or so later......


That's FANTASTIC news!!!!!


Way to go... you should feel awesome about that one :-)

Karen ~ wildlucky4me


Karen ~ wildlucky4me ~

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Wed, 02-28-2007 - 4:24pm
Yep Congrats to you!

Peace,


Di


***If you cannot define yourself, your circumstances will.***


Peace,

Di

***If you cannot define yourself, your circumstances will.***

 

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Wed, 02-28-2007 - 4:34pm
Yay!!
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Wed, 02-28-2007 - 9:44pm
Congratulations! I hope my hell will be over soon. It was supposed to end March 13th, but because he and his atty are stalling, it has been moved to April 4th. I meet with my atty tomorrow to strategize to bring this to an end. I am going on 2 years this summer and enough is enough. I hope to be experiencing what you must be feeling very soon! :)
Belinda
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Wed, 02-28-2007 - 9:48pm

What a relief for you... it sounds like that Karma came around and kicked him one... and good for you... it sounds like you've gotten a fair settlement, with a little touch of sugar on top!

Julie

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Fri, 03-02-2007 - 8:41pm

So happy for you to be free soon.... I can only hope and pray my time will come soon too because I can so relate....Reading your story seems so much like mine...I am 17 mos into this hellish divorce and still no end in sight. My stbx owns 2 businesses and toys too and told me he would give all the $$$ to the attys before giving me a cent and seems he is trying to do that The business evaluations have yet to be started and I can't move or do much of anything til this is over, so my life is in limbo and he is still in control. I know how horrible it is, really because I have been living this for too long and have been told it probably won't be over until the end of this year and possibly the beginning of next year....Mine is a very long story, Oprah's worst divorce....stbx met a stripper, over the years many strippers/ numerous affairs... but ended up leaving me and dd for her and left us for her....15 yrs my jr and he is still with her....but told me he cheated the 18 yrs we were together..
I was devestated but now say good riddance..They deserve eachother. really!

Well, really do wish you the best...If it can't happen to me soon, I'm glad you are going to be free soon. Sounds like you definitely deserve to be free.
Best of luck and hope it happens very soon for you.

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Sat, 03-03-2007 - 3:14pm
Congratulations! You'll have to post when it's "final final!" It sounds like you're getting a really decent settlement, which is great. I remember the day my divorce was final. I felt two things: relief and hope.