Unlike child support, spousal support is often very difficult (if not impossible) to modify after the divorce is final, so getting it right the first time is a must!
turnip. She just wants to better herself and you and her employer have been holding her back. Now she does have reduced income and needs support, a place to live and school expenses. Shcool will take years so we're talking tens of thousands. In the meantime she has the family credit to plunder and will negotiate from this position hoping it will not go before a judge quickly.
IMHO you should file and quickly. Get a motion before the judge so the court gets a picture of what's happenning and that you are not agreeing to it so it won't be status quo. You'll be first to talk to the judge in these few minute hearings.
You need aggressive attorney, make sure you are satisfied with his/her answers on Mon. Get bank/paycheck records to show her income for past several yrs, now nothing. Get copies of her degree etc. Number everything, make a master list, submit as evidence or pay your attorney to). Motion for her t be compelled to have physical exam to prove nothing preventing her from working. Subpeona HR person to testify she quit, very powerful in court and your lawyer telling the judge "she just quit", that alone will do it. Motion for SS from her and include in motion she be imputed to former income + rases. Have your highest monthly bills also compiled and ready to sho hat you need from her and waht you are defacto proving her with aleready. Remove yourself from all credit cards, close the bank accounts and open individual one, put all money in there until ordered otherwise. Motion fis or temporary relief, support, and exclusive posession of the property and for injunction against her running up credit bills since she has no income suddenly that's waht she'll do. Make sure your attorney has an offensive plan for you, defense against a woman in family court is rarely successful. Or you can quit your job too, no worse than working as a slave for her. Can't squeeze blood from a