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Originally Posted by crashjr
The lawyer isn't to squeeze the most out of the wife. It's to keep OP from doing something extremely ******ed that will cost him way more than the lawyer will. Given the first post, OP seems perfectly capable of doing something extremely stupid.
Yes, but given subsequent posts, it seems that he has been advised against taking extremely stupid actions.
Now that he has closed down the line of credit, there is really nothing of substance on the table.
They just need to divide up the community property in a fashion the suits them. My quick read is that it is unlikely they have substantial assets or debts and that both of them are employed (therefore, spousal support will not be a huge issue - they can just run a dissomaster and then agree on an end date).
Once they get that agreement distilled down to an understanding they can hire a neutral attorney for a few hours to work out the finer points (like tax implications, equalization payments - if any, and support - if any).
Neither one should hire an attorney until they are sure this cannot be worked out. I hate to see a couple each hire attorneys such that they are now paying two attorneys to work out who gets grandma's candle stick holders.