Originally Posted by
Hayfmr 
I own a successful business. Not going to be any way to keep the attorneys and accountants out of this one. Just buying her out is going to leave her with too much booze money and a lot of debt for me. I live in a community property state, she gets half.
I used to also worry about the x aw getting lots of drinking money from the divorce.
Firstly she will p.i.s.s. it away fast. Drinks for her, her friends, even unknown people at bars and social events, food tab at bar/restaurants, economic binges. Active alcoholics like to appear as big shots.
I sympathize with what you are going through as I have been in your shoes. It is very tough.
Glad you have set boundaries. You/we never know, any alcoholic is capable of recovery, you just can't live with the BS and uncertainty, at least not indefinitely.
God bless