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"So I&amp;#039;ve been frantically amassing as much paperwork as I can get my hands on - tax returns, bank statements, old 401k statements, etc. in advance of meeting with the lawyer. I&amp;#039;m sure she&amp;#039;ll have a list for me of things she needs in addition to that, but I figure I&amp;#039;d better get as much in her hands as quickly as I can.  I also Googled around and found lots of info about questions to ask a divorce lawyer. This site had a lot of good ones and I wrote some down that were more specific to my situation regarding money and David&amp;#039;s long-term care. I have a feeling this is going to get really painful and drawn-out (more than it already has, anyway). I just wish I had a magic wand I could wave and make it all go away. Know what I mean? As for the retainer - well, I&amp;#039;m just moving forward and trusting blindly that this will somehow be a non-issue. I have some good friends who&amp;#039;ve offered to help monetarily, but I&amp;#039;m not draining anyone else&amp;#039;s bank account at my expense, if I can help it. This will work out. It just will. I have faith in that, for some reason. In the meantime, I need to keep lining these duckies up and getting ready to shoot from the hip. What sort of questions do you think I should be asking the lawyer? In your experience, what did you not know enough about or came as a surprise to you during the process? I&amp;#039;d love to hear your input! "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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