Now, if I may add some totally random baseless guesses, if you become financially ruined due to the money legally tied up, and can’t afford safe stable place for your child, then it would be easier for him to claim full or partial custody of the child and save on child support. Or give up the custody to get a better deal on child and spousal support.
In divorce or any law, there are plenty of tricks in the grey area, which can be completely legal unless your spouse attorney orally advised him to do it intentionally, or he had a premeditated hidden agenda. Either of which are impossible to prove.
Very talented and experienced attorneys know what they need to do when they are facing their own divorce; They find an attorney better than them.
Get the free pro-bono attorneys at your local court even if you have no asset, debt, custody, and support to discuss. He will at least help you to fill out the forms correctly and what to do after filing the form. If you are low income, then he can also help you for fee waiver.