[radcon]

Unbelievable. I just had to read this saga from the first post to the last. Dude, I've never been divorced, but I believe that you really got screwed. 62K for a one year marriage? How much money do you make anyways? Not to mention the fact that you bought her a car, business, and it sounds like you were the one paying for the house no doubt. What did she contribute to the marriage? Hopefully, the lump sum cash is all she's getting and she's not ending up with the house or getting alimony. I've been through a couple crappy relationships, though none of them have ended up costing me big bucks thank God. However, I did learn a lot about determining a woman's character. When a woman sets a price or size limit on what she'll accept for a ring, car, house, etc----------RUN! It will only get worse. And worse. Look at her friends. The best indicator of a person's character is their friends' character. It may not be readily apparent, but your woman is just as f****d up as her friends. If her friends appear to be cool, then she is probably cool. There's a reason why her friends were all marrying older, wealthy men. Okay, I'll come right out and say it-----they wanted the money. I'm glad that I have a wife that was impressed by the meager ring that my military salary bought her, because it was a classy design, not a gawdy rock that some 75 year old Floridian in a retirement community would be wearing. We use our money for trips, etc. that we get mutual enjoyment from. When someone demands something that is strictly for their enjoyment and they don't have to give anything for it, buyer beware!