In Europe, divorce laws are different by country and specific time constraints exist around filing and the length of time the marriage has broken down.

Wife filed, outright refused counselling. 20 year + marriage over on a whim. Narcissist through and through.

Shes also been verbally abusive and I’m not just divorcing her but her family who have also been horrible to me. She’s not the brightest and they are driving her to divorce believe it or not.

2 options,

  1. Sell everything quickly and give her half. Getting rid of her. Kids end up being bounced around and being seriously fucked over by her decision. Basically a lot of “my” investments and property would be prevented from realising their potential. Some are underwater and those losses would be solidified.

  2. Drag it out Don’t give her the separation agreement, she’d have to wait at least two and probably 3 years to separate our finances. Kids get to stay in the house, my investments appreciate. I get to stay in the house “I” spent $1.5M on for longer. With a bit of luck it’ll all become too much for her and she’ll leave. This strategy will also cost her a lot of money in lawyer fees which she doesn’t have. My kids will also get closer to 20 years of age. If I feel like some female company I can still date as I travel a lot with work or on vacation with my extended family.

If she’s met someone else 2 is a real pain for her. Option 2 also suits me better because I want to stay in this house with my kids for as long as possible. It’s a big house and we’re not tripping over each other.

I won’t be pressured into selling all & splitting because my nutty STBXW and her family have decided I’m not good enough.

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