Hello Thug, yep i recognize a lot of those statements, when 2 people want to part its usually very clear cut and amicable and fair.....then someone tells the woman they must go and get some legal advice?? after this all hell breaks lose, fair agreements are ripped up, the pot is heavily stirred by the office of unfair trading ( solicitors) you end up as a man with nothing for 2 years or longer, your paying 2 sets of astronomical legal bills, if she can get away with it, you'll pay hers , you end up hating each other and your kids are harmed forever.....could it just be possible that the legal advice was to screw the bloke to the floor? I personally asked for a fair settlement 65 % to her , 35% to me....solicitor told her she could get 75-90 %, so the war began and we all lost except the office of unfair trading.i got 35 % by the way ...as i said i paid in excess of £10000, she paid more than that, what was the point??????