Dear Prudence,
I have been divorced for three years and have worked hard to re-establish my own life. However, something remains a continual thorn in my side: My ex refused to provide me with copies of photographs from our seven years together. She did accede to handing over some wedding photos, but I have nothing from our vacations, the early years of our pets, events with friends, etc. Nearly all of those photos exist digitally (and in extravagant scrapbooks she created at the time), so I cannot see any difficult in compiling and forwarding them to me. I’ve debated contacting previous friends who I believe are still in touch with her, or even her family members, though I don’t know if any of them would help. How do I get back these important documents of my life?