pincushion
Junior Member
What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? NY
Background: I have filed for divorce. 14 year marriage. I'm 52 years old. He abandoned. No issue. It's been almost 3 mos. since he left. STBX has not been smart w/finances or fair with me at all. Infidelity on his part. Proof of lavish vacations and dissipation of marital assets on new partner rather than pay our household expenses. I have a good attorney. Haven't worked for wages 14 years; worked for him as homemaker and wife. This was a mutual agreement at his insistense. He makes 180k/yr. Seeking Non-durational spousal support. Seeking his payment of my attorney fees. Also had to file for pendente lite. Received pendente lite judgement for just barely enough to get by. I start school full-time next week. We are now onto the discovery phase of the divorce.
Question: 10 mos. ago my mother passed away and a small interest in her house fell to me and my brother. My brother had an attorney draw up some papers to transfer this interest I have in the house to him and his wife which my husband (stbx) and I agreed to do. I have not payed any attention to papers I have signed and forwaded to his attorney for months. Obviously, since all this happened my husband left and we are now in the throws of this divorce as stated above. I have just received final papers to sign on behalf of this business with my mother's house and my brother. I have shown my attorney these papers. He wants to discuss with brother's attorney. I don't want this to hurt my chances of getting attorney fees paid. The actual value of this interest in the house is small, maybe around 10k. My brother can't buy me out and I don't want him to. He's already helping me with retainer fees, food, etc. On my Net Worth Stmt. I did not mention this small inheritance because I thought it had already transferred. Since it was inherited from family I did not mention the transfer. Was I a Liar? And now what? Brother wants me sign the papers and get them back to his attorney so he can refi. at the favorable rates that are out there. I should just sign and send these papers on to him because I agreed to that long ago. Right? But my attorney has the papers and I'm confused. I can't sleep and will call my attorney Next week but wondered if anyone here can give me an idea of what's going to happen with this. (So I can get some sleep this weekend.) I've been posting here since this all began and you have been very informative. Thanks for everything.
Background: I have filed for divorce. 14 year marriage. I'm 52 years old. He abandoned. No issue. It's been almost 3 mos. since he left. STBX has not been smart w/finances or fair with me at all. Infidelity on his part. Proof of lavish vacations and dissipation of marital assets on new partner rather than pay our household expenses. I have a good attorney. Haven't worked for wages 14 years; worked for him as homemaker and wife. This was a mutual agreement at his insistense. He makes 180k/yr. Seeking Non-durational spousal support. Seeking his payment of my attorney fees. Also had to file for pendente lite. Received pendente lite judgement for just barely enough to get by. I start school full-time next week. We are now onto the discovery phase of the divorce.
Question: 10 mos. ago my mother passed away and a small interest in her house fell to me and my brother. My brother had an attorney draw up some papers to transfer this interest I have in the house to him and his wife which my husband (stbx) and I agreed to do. I have not payed any attention to papers I have signed and forwaded to his attorney for months. Obviously, since all this happened my husband left and we are now in the throws of this divorce as stated above. I have just received final papers to sign on behalf of this business with my mother's house and my brother. I have shown my attorney these papers. He wants to discuss with brother's attorney. I don't want this to hurt my chances of getting attorney fees paid. The actual value of this interest in the house is small, maybe around 10k. My brother can't buy me out and I don't want him to. He's already helping me with retainer fees, food, etc. On my Net Worth Stmt. I did not mention this small inheritance because I thought it had already transferred. Since it was inherited from family I did not mention the transfer. Was I a Liar? And now what? Brother wants me sign the papers and get them back to his attorney so he can refi. at the favorable rates that are out there. I should just sign and send these papers on to him because I agreed to that long ago. Right? But my attorney has the papers and I'm confused. I can't sleep and will call my attorney Next week but wondered if anyone here can give me an idea of what's going to happen with this. (So I can get some sleep this weekend.) I've been posting here since this all began and you have been very informative. Thanks for everything.