oh, i know it must feel like this bl-s%&t will never end, but it really will.
i certainly can believe he'd stoop this low, but i am perplexed on exactly how it happened. that check surely should have come to you, at your address. must have intercepted it. as long as there is a settlement, and it comes off his side, i guess justice will be done.
magoo is right of course, about securing any valuables. hope your wedding rings aren't lying around, etc.