D
Dspangler
Guest
To pay or not to pay/Michigan
-May 22, 2000 Judgment of divorce entered. I owe ex-wife
$3,750 for cash settlement on an annuity
account. To be paid in a reasonable amount
of time.
- June 8,2000 Phone conversation with ex. Came to a verbal
aggreement on me paying her back by the end
of February 2001. The amount was discounted
per our conversation, to $2,775 after
deducting my costs & labor for cleaning up
her property after a tornado came through
the area. I was living in the house at the
time.
-June 9, 2000 I mailed an "intent to pay" letter to her
via certified mail.
-June 13, 2000 Ex signed for letter.
-November 22, 2000 Received summons for show cause
hearing at friend of court.
-November 26, 2000 Appeared at friend of court. Referee
said this case was property settlement
and should not be before him. He said
in his opinion, 6 - months was a
reasonable amount of time. He didn't
hear any arguments from either party.
Ex's attorney wanted me to sign a
different agreement involving
instalments until the end of February
for the full amount w/no deduction for
my costs and labor for the storm clean
up. Told him I would have to think
about it.
-November 27, 2000 I called her attorney & told him I
would procede according to the original
agreement. He said he would present it
to his client but expected her not to
agree. That she didn't care about being
reasonable.
-November 29, 2000 Her attorney called me at home at 9:00
pm. He said his client did not agree.
I told him I didn't feel I was in
contempt due to the fact that I made
an attempt to come to an agreement
right after the judgment. He said he
would go after garnishment of wages.
Question: Can he proceed with this? If he does, what can I
do? Or, what can I do to stop this?
[Edited by Dspangler on 12-03-2000 at 05:30 PM]
-May 22, 2000 Judgment of divorce entered. I owe ex-wife
$3,750 for cash settlement on an annuity
account. To be paid in a reasonable amount
of time.
- June 8,2000 Phone conversation with ex. Came to a verbal
aggreement on me paying her back by the end
of February 2001. The amount was discounted
per our conversation, to $2,775 after
deducting my costs & labor for cleaning up
her property after a tornado came through
the area. I was living in the house at the
time.
-June 9, 2000 I mailed an "intent to pay" letter to her
via certified mail.
-June 13, 2000 Ex signed for letter.
-November 22, 2000 Received summons for show cause
hearing at friend of court.
-November 26, 2000 Appeared at friend of court. Referee
said this case was property settlement
and should not be before him. He said
in his opinion, 6 - months was a
reasonable amount of time. He didn't
hear any arguments from either party.
Ex's attorney wanted me to sign a
different agreement involving
instalments until the end of February
for the full amount w/no deduction for
my costs and labor for the storm clean
up. Told him I would have to think
about it.
-November 27, 2000 I called her attorney & told him I
would procede according to the original
agreement. He said he would present it
to his client but expected her not to
agree. That she didn't care about being
reasonable.
-November 29, 2000 Her attorney called me at home at 9:00
pm. He said his client did not agree.
I told him I didn't feel I was in
contempt due to the fact that I made
an attempt to come to an agreement
right after the judgment. He said he
would go after garnishment of wages.
Question: Can he proceed with this? If he does, what can I
do? Or, what can I do to stop this?
[Edited by Dspangler on 12-03-2000 at 05:30 PM]