Originally Posted by
ShootingStar1 
Liz, from my experience, it is better to make the divorce complete and not stay in any kind of financial or legal joint arrangement. What is done in the divorce is legally enforceable, and what is left to do afterwards, has no legal power of enforcement. It leaves you open to re-negotiation, and if he continues downward in his alcoholism, that could be very problematic. I expect that it will be enough to deal with co-parenting.
Hugs,
ShootingStar1
Yeah, the lawyer and I talked about this. She said she'd write in a clause where I'd agree to sell the house in a certain amount of time after the divorce is final: most likely within the year.
I wouldn't plan on staying here for very long unless I was working full time or unless I had some miraculous windfall of cash, LOL. My other option is to refinance the house in my name only but I have to call the mortgage company and see how viable that would be since I don't have an income source and I don't know what the courts would have him pay in support.