You are all brilliant and so kind!!! Thank you so so much for the excellent advice.

Now let me add an X-Factor.

My wife's brother has been living with us for nearly a year. He is a disabled veteran who is severely obese and does not work. I've always gotten along with him but he can be a bit "weird" at times and is highly opinionated. I found out that my wife is representing herself with his advice. He's also the one trying to alienate my kids from me. He leaves loaded guns lying around the house and is often left alone with the kids. What do you think my chances are of having him removed from the home?

On a side note, I'm meeting with three different attorneys next week and will select one to represent me. One is good but over priced so I'm ruling that one out. Other two are reasonable, but not quite as aggressive. One is male and the other is female. I hate to bring gender into it but I think having a female counselor might give me an advantage. Agree of disagree?