Please Help - Difficult Ex

Hi I would really appreciate some advice from wise hands on here!

My situation is as follows:

Married for 6 years
One child (4)
No house
We had (!) 80k in a joint account which she has took to start a new life (I believe there is in the region of 55k left)
I have 40k in a current account and 20k in shares

She doesn't work currently but would earn around 20-25k per annum if she was back in work which I'm sure she will be fairly soon. I earn just over 50k.

I'd prefer to just pay her what she needs and have a Clean Break but it appears her solicitor is pushing her for spousal separation, does that feel appropriate?

I had hoped to let her take the 80k (which she already took ) and that would be that but maybe I'm being naive. I fear she's going to be so unreasonable this ends up as a very small pot depleted by solicitors bills!

Any advice appreciated!

My Husband made me an officer which I declined and ended up with less and costly Solicitor’s fees when it went to Court. What you both have should be enough for you both to share and move on. It’s a lot more than what I received and I’ve managed to make a fresh start. I wouldn’t deal with my ex Husband directly but that was for specific reasons so if you can’t agree the court will eventually make an agreement and by then there will be less money to share. I settled on the first court date before it went before the judge.