"'Also, as in most divorce settlements, something has to be done with the communal property. I'd settle for everything in place, with the exception of half the gold in Ft. Knox.'
You'd best rethink that. That was the POV the South took at the outbreak of the Civil War. They said that fort in Charleston Harbor was theirs because it was on South Carolinian territory. The feds said it was federal property and, no, they had no intention of abandoning any federal property anywhere. The South Carolinians opened fire on Fort Sumter. The war was on. Hundreds of thousands of dead and millions of casualties later, the feds had possession of it all. And, like it or not, the rebels did what the federals wanted."
I forgot to mention the downside. Our names are both on the mortgage. In this case, the house can't be sold, for lots of reasons, including a buyer who could come up with the money (if we wait 'til 2050, maybe China will, but let's not go there). So we are still liable for half the Debt. Oy. Being most honorable, we will pay off our half. ASAP. Hate interest payments. |
