anyone have an experience of trial separation

[conway]

My hubbie can't still except that we are going to get divorced and has suggested a trial separation. He his proposing to move to a flat down the road which we will buy in joint names and I will put in a small deposit.
I will keep the family home ( mortgage already paid off) and stay here with the boys.He will come to the family home at weekends. ( I could go to the flat if needed) I think this separation will be better for the boys as they could carry on as normal. I am just worried that this will put of the divorce and if later I want a divorce may find it much harder but at least the boys will be older then (8 and 13 now)
Does anyone have any experience of this and can it work. I would want my solicitor to draw up a contract. My hubbie doesn't want a solicitor involved and is in such denial about the divorce he hasn't got a solicitor and has till 21 October to sign the divorce papers.

I think you've posted about this before. I would suggest you turn down the offer, don't take on any kind of financial commitment with your STBXH but instead proceed with the divorce. If he wants to move out in the meantime, then he rents somewhere and you rejig the household finances to reflect that he has extra costs... something like that.