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Meet with a divorce attorney for more information about what is required. You can do this via Zoom if the divorce needs to take place in your husband’s state.
Honestly, there is a real spiritual reason to undertake this process. Your letter makes it clear that you long to be 100 percent out of your relationship – so you never have to worry about your ex showing up on your doorstep and saying, “But we’re still married.” You seem to walk around and feeling like you have an invisible connection to your past. You are ready to cut that cord.
A lawyer should be able to tell you whether initiating a divorce will put you at risk financially in new ways. You already pay some of your ex’s expenses, but would this involve a more complicated arrangement? I think it could be very simple and even protect you, but I’m not an expert. You would have to ask.
The legal session should push you in one direction or another. You might have more confidence to go all out to make this official, or you might end up saying, “Wow, that sounds like too much work.”
I hope it sounds like a good thing because… you want to be single. It sounds like this connection is holding you back. Why not have what you want?
It’s worth it if it improves your quality of life and your mental health. Get the information you need. If you can, contact a few lawyers to compare.
-Meredith
Reader? Is a divorce worth it or will it just make things more complicated?
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