My advice would be to go and talk to the lawyer by yourself. Dont tell the wife about it. At least then you will know the current processes and what is likely to happen if everything turns to shit.

When i got divorced i used o'sullivan davies in the city who were great but they certainly know how to charge. When it came time to lodging the actual papers they rang me and said i could do it or if i wanted them to do it they would but they would charge me $500 for the pleasure. I lodged the papers and some time later i got my divorce certificate in the mail. It was all pretty painless really. Fortunately though i had no kids / mortgages involved.

Brendon

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