That's great, lynn! I recommend you go see the lawyer even without seeing what your husband has come up with. Just go on your own to get some info and establish a relationship. No need to tell your husband at this time that you have seen a lawyer.

Lynn, I get worried when I you write this kind of thing. I can understand not wanting to spook your husband so you are just going to wait to see what he comes up with. But you must have your own lawyer go over the papers! You will not be able to judge whether the papers are favorable to you or not because you don't know the law and you don't know what the typical settlement for your type of case is (e.g. the length of time you have been married, your education and future earning potential, the age of your children, the child support schedule for your state, your income, his income, etc.). Your husband's offer may be extremely unfavorable, but you won't even know it! Like maybe he would offer to pay $200/month child support whereas the child support schedule says it should be $500! Please please let your lawyer look at the papers, no matter whether you think they're favorable or not. All you need to say to your husband is "I'll look this over" then take the papers to the lawyer with whom you have already (hopefully) met and see what he/she has to say.