Thank you Lexie and Nata for another perspective. That is really helpful for me tonight. There is very much a good chance that he will do the same as your XAH, Nata, and give up the fight once he sees I have gone forward with filing the motion. He doesn't have a history of actually following through on his words and I could definitely see him flaking on going through all the work it would take to actually fight me all the way to the courts.
I will just take a deep breath and deal with the blows as they come. In the meantime I will continue to gather my strength with knowing I am doing everything I believe I and my daughter deserve.