Yes. And, I just spoke with my sister who is a corporate lawyer. She said she wishes I had spoken to her before accepting his offer of 17K. She said I should have negotiated for more. I7K was the amount HE came up with because he said that it's the maximum you can give without it being taxed. Well, then I read that money exchanged or given in a marriage or divorce process is NOT taxable gift money. So, once again, he lied about this being "gift money" that could be taxable if he gave me any more.

I'm just really upset about how this has all unfolded.