Having gone through a divorce recently I am glad I consulted with a lawyer. I brought all to the table at the start of marriage. At the end my ex and I agreed to divy up all down the middle. Then when I stoped crying and started thinking I consulted legal just to check all was kosher which it was not. I am happy to pay the legal for the net benefit of checking my options rather than working it out myslef and making a costly mistake. A side point but i think a key issue to be aware of from one who has gone through it.