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Since neither of you own, you are in a better position. From my read, I do not know if you have children. You really do not want to leave her with the children because she will argue primary care giver; that's if you want full custody of the children.

If you are in MD, get ready for a great deal of BS. I live in MD as well. Just be patient and get ready.

Only a psychiatrist can state that you have mental issue and/or unstable. Until he provides something concrete, I would put no credence into his assertions. Let him come into court making these claims without proof and see how the court responds.

At the pendente lite she got custody of the kids, and lives with her parents. I was ordered to maintain the upkeep of the home which I do. The children are under the age of 6. I have made repeat reasonable offers of a buyout but she always comes back with ridiculous counteroffers. I've decided I'll just try to stay in the house. My attorney states that this will help in the custody because of appearance that I provide a stable enviroment, and I agree with him.

Does anybody have experience with the wife abandoning the home, removing the kids, taking all the belongings, and leaving you with all the bills.

My court date is in August and I want to know if I should be prepared to leave the house or remain. We are fighting over custody and my attorney informs me that the wife's departure will help in the custody and assets.

I can demonstrate to the court that I have mainained the home for the children even though the children have been removed.

Word of mouth may be one element to consider for a new evaluator. I had to go through an evaluation based upon false accusations my spouse. In the end, she was destroyed in the evaluation report and I came out smelling like a rose.

One thing to prepare for a revised resport is to address any shortcomings that were identified in the first one? Follow up on any recommendations: parenting classes, doctors for stress, stress management, etc. I took these classes or met with professionals and they were all jokes and in the end they said I was fine; therefore, the joke is on the entire process. One doctor sees one thing and another set sees someting else. Everything is subjective.

Having a new evaluation is not cheap so that is something to consider. You may not need to get a new one if you can demonstrate that you followed the original recommendations.

Along the lines of the other posts: do NOT move out.

Also, start documenting everything. Keep journals per various subjects. Cancel joint credit cards and get hold of vital records.

I was in a similiar situation. Remain cool headed and demonstrate that you are the parent that is cooperating, and that would include the visitation at the school with the mother. Per the LCSW, most aren't worth a darn. Allow her to make sound scientific observations based on fact on emotions or adjectives. Yes, you can also have her removed but be careful because if she is not removed she could become hostile

Are there others in the State of Maryland who may be interested in discussing related divorce issues as they relate to Maryland Family Law? I do have an attorney and was looking to bounce ideas off of others who may have an attorney or not but understand Maryland law.