Thanks for the advice. He has already filed and I answered. Unfortunately, his condo is now worth about $8,000 less than he paid for it! He thinks he can make me pay 1/2 of that for the loss he may endure, one day, if he sells it (he is moving back in). Also, we leased the condo to someone during the marriage....am I entitled to half of the profits from that lease?
I have another big question: before we married I had $15,000 worth of credit card debt and while married he opened credit in his name and took the debt from me (b/c I had a really high interest rate and that was the deal since he wasn't paying anything towards my mortgage or utilities). Now he says he's entitled to give me back all $15,000 b/c he can prove it was mine. If the 50/50 rule applies to the debt to then wouldn't he be responsible for half of it?
Thanks for all your help!
I don't know what to do about getting a lawyer. I have offered mediation but he thinks it's not going to work...and wants me to pay the whole fee! It's less about the money and more about not having to listen to him be condescending and angry all the time. He is emailing me constantly and in the emails he has some big balls I never saw in person! If I got a lawyer, at least I wouldn't have to deal with the emotional abuse.
Thanks again, it helps to know I'm not the only one.