Thanks to mediation,My visa card fiasco should be over.A few words said by the mediator and all is back on track.I will pay my wife £100 cash a week on Thursdays for food and have a standing running float of also a £100,which will be topped up on proof of receipts.

Most of the time was spent by going through our finances.I showed everything I had and my wife pleaded poverty and could only come up with £4000 pounds the only money she had in the world.

Never mind..It's a beginning..at this time I believe that this approach with mediation will get me there much quicker than solicitors.I noticed

Here we go again, another session at mediation.Tomorrow another day in the life of divorce.

I am not sure why I am going really.Since the last time I went (about three weeks ago) My wife and I have been the furthest away from each other mentally EVER. I took the visa card off her, she responded by getting her solicitors to write about 6 letters to mine. Each one costing a £2oo pound a throw.I have not and will not reinstate her card.

Her experiences of the last mediation were not good. So this time she wants to talk about custody first. My ground is 50-50 custody and money."Not enough" she

I know some of my friends on wiki follow my blog.I try as much as I can to be positive in what I say because I know it is the only way forward.I thought I had found control over the future.Having solicitors and mediators on one's side.

Recently I had to cancel a joint visa card due to the fact that my wife ran up a £1700 bill in one month.I sought advice from my solicitor.They told me to leave £100 food money out for my wife and daughter and pay for anything else sepratley for my daughter as maintenance.

My wife's reaction to this is to slap on me an emergency maintenance order.Which I will