<p>“Don’t do anything until you’ve talked with a lawyer-- and if there are a lot of assets involved, then it is worth your while to pay for a consultation with a well-respected specialist, so you can get reliable advice as to how to protect yourself.”</p>
<p>Best advice. ^ ^ ^ </p>
<p>Everyone’s situation is different and the only advice you should listen to is that of a divorce attorney who knows all the specifics. For instance, my sister was told by her attorney not to be the one to leave the house, not to get a job, and to make no lifestyle changes whatsoever and keep living in the manor she had become accustomed. I’m sure conventional wisdom would have been the exact opposite. Her divorce took 5 very long years but the advice her attorney gave her, for her particular situation, was spot on. Only an attorney who knows the all details should be advising you. </p>