I'd like to add, that should she be successful in taking this to court to request an increase in SS, I would ask that the courts take into consideration the reasons for her termination, and also to input an income on her relative to her ability to be gainfully employed. Just the mere fact that she lost her job is not justification to overturn a legal separation agreement. State, that had the situation been that you had lost your job and lost the house, would the court award you SS now that she was the only party employed? Of course not! Also, given that you both honoured the agreement at the time of separation, anything that has happened since does not legally entitle her to come back for more, IE from the sale of the house. What you did was fine. You honoured your agreement to her, and you completed it in good faith BEFORE embarking on the renovations and subsequent sale of the home that became yours once the agreement was signed and fulfilled.
I do not think you have anything to worry about. These are just scare tactics on the lawyer's part. Stand your ground, and reiterate the content of the agreement, and her verbal notification at the signing that she had independent legal advice. Also the agreement must state something along the lines that both parties were capable of understanding the content, had legal advice, and were not under duress to sign etc. As this is customary in any agreement.
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