I haven't spoken with him today so I don't know the current status. To answer someone's question, the original plan was that she was going to stay in the house and buy him out. Although he wondered how she planned to do that he said OK. She asked to be able to keep the dog and he said yes because it is my understanding that originally it was her dog (I guess before they married). Now all of that has changed. His first choice, and probably the best solution, is to ask a family member to help out (that would be my first choice if it was me) so hopefully he has made some progress, although I really don't know right now. I'll keep you all posted and thanks for the ideas. This is very sad.