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Chapter 9

           I’dstartedhavingtoputlegalpressureonmyhusband,doingdreadfulthingsoutofmyworstdivorcenightmares,likeservingpapersandwritingdamninglegalaccusations(requiredbyNewYorkStatelaw)ofhisallegedmentalcruelty-documentsthatleftnoroomforsubtlety,nowayinwhichtosaytothejudge:"Hey,listen,itwasareallycomplicatedrelationship,andImadehugemistakes,too,andI’mverysorryaboutthat,butallIwantistobeallowedtoleave."

           (Here,Ipausetoofferaprayerformygentlereader:Mayyounever,ever,havetogetadivorceinNewYork.)

           Thespringof2003broughtthingstoaboilingpoint.AyearandahalfafterI’dleft,myhusbandwasfinallyreadytodiscusstermsofasettlement.Yes,hewantedcashandthehouseandtheleaseontheManhattanapartment-everythingI’dbeenofferingthewholewhile.ButhewasalsoaskingforthingsI’dneverevenconsidered(astakeintheroyaltiesofbooksI’dwrittenduringthemarriage,acutofpossiblefuturemovierightstomywork,ashareofmyretirementaccounts,etc.)andhereIhadtovoicemyprotestatlast.Monthsofnegotiationsensuedbetweenourlawyers,acompromiseofsortsincheditswaytowardthetableanditwasstartingtolooklikemyhusbandmightactuallyacceptamodifieddeal.Itwouldcostmedearly,butafightinthecourtswouldbeinfinitelymoreexpensiveandtime-consuming,nottomentionsoul-corroding.Ifhesignedtheagreement,allIhadtodowaspayandwalkaway.Whichwouldbefinewithmeatthispoint.

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