**UPDATE** 15 years of marriage

I want to thank the nice people that responded to my first post and gave me advice last week, it was very helpful. WEll, it seems there's no fighting it..he wants a divorce. He told me last night in a very forthright and honest way. He loves me, but the fire/spark is gone and e wants to be able to go out and flirt and see other people. Wow, what a shock! Well we had always discussed that if something was wrongt, we'd put iit on the table before anything disastrous could happen i.e., adultery or strong feelings for someone else. I can't get mad at his direct approach, after all I wanted it this way. He was honest no matter how heartbroken I feel. He's basically living at home because he has nowhere else to go. He cant maintain two households (his new one & ours).

Let me explaing, we bought our house 6 years ago and it has appreciated in value trmendously. He has been the main source of income for the last two years. I went through some personal issues for 2 years and did not work. I am presently working but not making as much as I used to (career change). Bore then I was the main source of income and when we bought our house my commission monies was the sole reason we were able to put 20% down (we had bad credit at the time). So now he wants a divorce and I imagine/know he wants to sell the house so he can start his new life with a nice chunk of change in his pocket. Great for him...but I love my house and my neighborhood. Both my children love it and all their friends live in the vicinity. I would not be able to afford buying something in the area, since the prices of houses has skyrocketed. I don't know what legal options I may have and I don't have the money to hire an attorney for a messy divorce. It might sound like a dumb question but I don't know anyone that has gone throught this type of situation. Does anyone have any advice?