Embarked afresh today on a search for my ex husband for legal stuff that needs tying up.

It is such a task, as I start to look there seem to be more loose ends not less. Numbers of people who are most likely to know where he is, if he is alive even, produce nothing but a dead tone when I ring them. I cannot report him as a missing person as I have not got significant cause for his welfare. He is possibly in another country, last time I knew where he was - vaguely - it was in the USA. I could have got details if I had enquired sooner. How are you supposed to know in advance that someone will become untraceable!
THis needs to get sorted out so I can get (hate the word) closure. On the road to closure (STILL hate that word) I sold the wedding ring, engagement and eternity (HA!) rings and used some of the money to buy a load of meat.