20 year marriage. We’re close to retirement. House is paid for. No dependents. Spouse has a documented history of alcohol abuse(past DUI, rehab, breathalyzer lock on (my) car I purchased for her, emergency room visits, hidden drinking, missing work, etc). She has a lawyer in her family. She’s always worked, but always at a low pay job. Not enough to pay rent or make a car payment and lousy credit. I pay all the bills. But Florida is no fault, and it sickens me to think that a random judge could just award half of everything to her and destroy me financially right before I planned to retire. Of course she is entitled to her portion, she has contributed thru the years. If I could give her the nice new car she drives and 20k in cash, and keep the house and 401k, I would call it a fair trade and good riddance. I’ll talk to a lawyer, but are they all going to tell me the same 50/50 thing? Is the outcome I want achievable assuming both sides agree to it? It seems like there are a lot of pitfalls.Do I have ANY leverage here?
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