Questionable sale of property in FL

[cmiller]

What is the name of your state? FL

My ex-husband purchased an investment property while we were still married. I knew about this property at the time of purchase. However, when he sold the property, we were no longer married. I discovered that on the same day that he sold the property, he signed over 23% of this property to a friend who also happens to be a realtor. I believe he only gave me half the proceeds from the sale AFTER she took the 23% (I never saw the closing papers, my ex-husband simply showed me a copy of the FINAL check and he gave me half). In your opinion, would this be considered money laundering or a variation of it? Is this illegal? I believe I am entitled to half the price the property sold for - not half of what my ex-husband told me he gained from it (since the amount was 23% less, given he gave away 23% to a friend and I am sure the friend turned around and gave it back to him immediately). I think he and his realtor are trying to confuse the 'paper trail'...what can I do? Thank you for your input.

[pojo2]

Ask your divorce Atty. We have no way of seeing all the paperwork involved with the sell so all we could do is speculate just as you are doing.

[HomeGuru]

I agree and also encourage the writer to file a complaint against the so called Realtor.

[LindaP777]

Check with your county auditors office (possibly on the internet) to to what the purchase price of the house was.

[HomeGuru]

Originally Posted by LindaP777

Check with your county auditors office (possibly on the internet) to to what the purchase price of the house was.

**A: there is a lot more research that needs to be done than just doing that.

[nextwife]

Ask for a copy of the closing statement. There may be a number of disbursements that occured from the sale price, payoffs of loans, possibly prepayment penalties, credits for repair escrows necessary to the deal, transfer fees, title costs, closing fees. Many sellers are very uninformed about what their seller costs would be, and may presume the net would be higher.

[nextwife]

Also deducted from proceeds could be the transfer of security deposits and rents. In our state there is also a weatherization certificate required for rental property transfers and an exterior painting compliance.