My partner finalized his divorce in March. His ex kept the house and pretty much everything in it and a LOC. He pays more than 70% of his income to her for child/spousal support, leaving him the equivalent of just over a minimum wage income while she gets $43200/yr NET after tax credits. She had 90 days to transfer the mortgage, the house, the LOC to her name along with canceling a joint bank account.
It's been 105 days now and she has done NOTHING. So he calls his lawyer who says he can't file anything until she is 30 days past the 90. And THEN he can file a motion to sell the house. The agreement was that if she couldn't transfer it within 90 days, the house would be sold and she would keep the revenue from it.
So here we are 3 months post-divorce and no better off. They still have a joint bank account; his name is still on the LOC; the mortgage; the house; AND her vehicle is leased in his name and will stay that way for the duration of the lease - another 3 years.
What can he do about this? NOTHING. He must wait another 15 days and then he must pay legal fees for yet another day in court. And even if he were awarded costs, how is she going to pay them? I'm starting to wonder how long it will be before she puts a motion to extend spousal support and how easily a judge will grant her this. (they were married for 5 years and she was a SAHM the entire 5-yr duration)
I keep looking forward to the "end" in my own custody proceedings which have been dragging for 2 years now, but does it ever really end?? Do we ever really get out? I take solace in the fact that eventually our children will be grown but it seems like a long hard road before then.
Just needed to vent...
It's been 105 days now and she has done NOTHING. So he calls his lawyer who says he can't file anything until she is 30 days past the 90. And THEN he can file a motion to sell the house. The agreement was that if she couldn't transfer it within 90 days, the house would be sold and she would keep the revenue from it.
So here we are 3 months post-divorce and no better off. They still have a joint bank account; his name is still on the LOC; the mortgage; the house; AND her vehicle is leased in his name and will stay that way for the duration of the lease - another 3 years.
What can he do about this? NOTHING. He must wait another 15 days and then he must pay legal fees for yet another day in court. And even if he were awarded costs, how is she going to pay them? I'm starting to wonder how long it will be before she puts a motion to extend spousal support and how easily a judge will grant her this. (they were married for 5 years and she was a SAHM the entire 5-yr duration)
I keep looking forward to the "end" in my own custody proceedings which have been dragging for 2 years now, but does it ever really end?? Do we ever really get out? I take solace in the fact that eventually our children will be grown but it seems like a long hard road before then.
Just needed to vent...

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