Quite frankly, I realize this is your site. If you so insecure that you find my replies daunting, do what you must. I make what is called in the Investment banking vernacular "f'k you money". My x makes nearly $400K annually. If I didn't have a significantly larger income than her my story would be different and I would be seeking solace and advice rather than dispensing it. Because I won I can take my sons hunting in Africa in April and everywhere else I go. I will take them to Bermuda on Monday. If I were dealing with someone reasonable (as my x is not, nor is she sane) I would be able to do these things with her willing cooperation. Since she is not I was forced to crush her legally and financially to make her more malleable and fearful of that which I would do, in the courts, to insure her complete compliance. It is called litigation through attrition and is very effective if managed well. Yes, I picked this shrew to marry I also kicked her to curb when it was apparent that she would make anyones miserable.