divorce, land, and loans

[blmiller1948]

What is the name of your state? PA Help my attorney does not have time for these four questions. 1. I live on our land and trailer, she lives 3 hours away. Our Title to land is both names. She says my girlfriend who stays on weekends only owes her money. Next, since she inherited the land 3 years after we were married she feels it is hers, but both names are on deed and we received it after we were married. It is not hers is it? the divorce decree is signed and says that whoever has possession of it is theirs. IS this true for the land even if it says only for non titled items in decree? Next, we own a camper with both names on loan and title. We owe more than we can sell it for. If i find a buyer and make up the difference in money to close loan can I still collect from her. (she could not come up with the money and I do not want to lose buyer.) also for the last 5 years we have lived apart and when it came time to sign anything she would tell me to sign her name. Now she is fighting that the camper loan is not hers because she did not sign it. I know paper is more important than word but I can come up with many important things I signed for her. dm

[Ohiogal]

Originally Posted by blmiller1948

What is the name of your state? PA Help my attorney does not have time for these four questions. 1. I live on our land and trailer, she lives 3 hours away. Our Title to land is both names. She says my girlfriend who stays on weekends only owes her money. Next, since she inherited the land 3 years after we were married she feels it is hers, but both names are on deed and we received it after we were married. It is not hers is it? the divorce decree is signed and says that whoever has possession of it is theirs. IS this true for the land even if it says only for non titled items in decree? Next, we own a camper with both names on loan and title. We owe more than we can sell it for. If i find a buyer and make up the difference in money to close loan can I still collect from her. (she could not come up with the money and I do not want to lose buyer.) also for the last 5 years we have lived apart and when it came time to sign anything she would tell me to sign her name. Now she is fighting that the camper loan is not hers because she did not sign it. I know paper is more important than word but I can come up with many important things I signed for her. dm

If your attorney does not have time for your questions you have a problem. Inheritance is normally not considered marital property. It is separate property for the person who inherited it. Who got the land in the divorce? Why wasn't that included in the divorce decree? Someone screwed up. Land is titled property and if the divorce decree dictates possession for ownership of non-titled items then the land is not included. CALL YOUR ATTORNEY AGAIN AND DEMAND ANSWERS!

[LdiJ]

Originally Posted by blmiller1948

What is the name of your state? PA Help my attorney does not have time for these four questions. 1. I live on our land and trailer, she lives 3 hours away. Our Title to land is both names. She says my girlfriend who stays on weekends only owes her money. Next, since she inherited the land 3 years after we were married she feels it is hers, but both names are on deed and we received it after we were married. It is not hers is it? the divorce decree is signed and says that whoever has possession of it is theirs. IS this true for the land even if it says only for non titled items in decree? Next, we own a camper with both names on loan and title. We owe more than we can sell it for. If i find a buyer and make up the difference in money to close loan can I still collect from her. (she could not come up with the money and I do not want to lose buyer.) also for the last 5 years we have lived apart and when it came time to sign anything she would tell me to sign her name. Now she is fighting that the camper loan is not hers because she did not sign it. I know paper is more important than word but I can come up with many important things I signed for her. dm

If the decree says only non-titled items...then it means only non-titled items.

If your attorney doesn't have time for your questions, and your attorney didn't address the important items (liked titled items) in your decree, then you should perhaps be getting yourself a consult with a different attorney.

If you forged your wife's name on a loan document, AFTER you were separated, then you could likely run into some SERIOUS problems. It would be wisest to simple eat the balance due on the loan. After all, if you were already separated prior to the purchase, she obviously didn't benefit from the purchase.....so from a pure fairness standpoint that loan should be yours anyway.