more letting off steam I'm afraid. The last solicitors bill for a months work was a grand, we can't go on like this. depsite the unfairness of the whole situation my OH has decided to come up with an offer to settle. I wish we knew what his ex actually wanted, they had a happy marriage, it just didn't work out so I don't know why she's being so awful to him, financially anyway. We want to avoid having to go to court as the first hearing is in August.

As I've mentioned before the only thing they have to divide is a minimal amount of equity from the sale of their marital home. My OH is proposing

I really need to vent some steam.

My fiancee is currently divorcing. We have completed his form E weeks ago and whilst waiting for his ex to complete hers she decided to issue financial proceedings. It was her decision to end their marriage. My partner agreed to let her cite his adultery just to speed things up (or so we thought) although he never entered into another relationship until they had seperated. She moved in with her new partner and his kids about a year ago and is not working so gets legal aid, or whatever its called now.

The thing is they don't really have anything to divide. The

Have been told she expectes me to move out and leave the children having made the petition.

So, as for much of the last 10 years I have spent another weekend with the children while she does what she wants elsewhere. I am not unhappy about this at all, although I feel pretty tire, but I find it horrendous that she can now think that she can have the house and the children, push me out and expect me to continue paying for it all.

I am off to the sols next week when I will be giving intructions that I think may start world war 3, but hey she is the one that made it clear that it will only be