My question(s) deal with the state of Texas.
I have a federal judgement against a woman for $29,400. I have tracked her down, and located her in the state of Texas. The timelne of events are listed below for clarification.
1. 1998- The woman files for chapter 7 bankruptcy in Florida.
2. 1999- The woman obtains an uncontested "divorce" from her husband in Texas, even though she had stated that she was single on her bankruptcy application. I believe that she did this to protect the assets of her husband, since they were married in 1991.
3. 1999- The debts of the woman were discharged in bankruptcy court.
4. 2000- The bankruptcy case was successfully reopened by the trustee, due to the woman obtaining assets from a deceased aunt that was not noted on her bankruptcy application.
5. 2001- The assets from the estate were sold by the trustee and a long bitter battle ensued between the trustee and the woman.
6. 2002- The woman files numerous appeals/actions against the trustee, and subsequently is fined several times for contempt of court by the federal court of appeals.
7. 2003- The actions by the trustee (including my obtained judgement against the woman) are affirmed by the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals.
8. 2003- The woman and her "husband" that she divorced in 1999 are involved in a legal case in Pennsylvania, in which they are both plaintiff's using the same mailing address in Texas, and owned by the husband only. Also, in the transcript of the trial, they declare in open court that they are husband and wife, even though they never remarried.
9. I locate the records of the property ownership of the husband, and it is in his name only.
My question(s) are:
1. Is the community property laws of Texas in effect with this situation, to where I can place a lien/forclose on the house which is in the name of the husband only? I have already domesticated the judgement with the Texas court.
2. Am I also reading too much into this or is there some actions by this couple that can be deemed as being illegal acts against the bankruptcy court? Just curious on this question.
Thanks!
I have a federal judgement against a woman for $29,400. I have tracked her down, and located her in the state of Texas. The timelne of events are listed below for clarification.
1. 1998- The woman files for chapter 7 bankruptcy in Florida.
2. 1999- The woman obtains an uncontested "divorce" from her husband in Texas, even though she had stated that she was single on her bankruptcy application. I believe that she did this to protect the assets of her husband, since they were married in 1991.
3. 1999- The debts of the woman were discharged in bankruptcy court.
4. 2000- The bankruptcy case was successfully reopened by the trustee, due to the woman obtaining assets from a deceased aunt that was not noted on her bankruptcy application.
5. 2001- The assets from the estate were sold by the trustee and a long bitter battle ensued between the trustee and the woman.
6. 2002- The woman files numerous appeals/actions against the trustee, and subsequently is fined several times for contempt of court by the federal court of appeals.
7. 2003- The actions by the trustee (including my obtained judgement against the woman) are affirmed by the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals.
8. 2003- The woman and her "husband" that she divorced in 1999 are involved in a legal case in Pennsylvania, in which they are both plaintiff's using the same mailing address in Texas, and owned by the husband only. Also, in the transcript of the trial, they declare in open court that they are husband and wife, even though they never remarried.
9. I locate the records of the property ownership of the husband, and it is in his name only.
My question(s) are:
1. Is the community property laws of Texas in effect with this situation, to where I can place a lien/forclose on the house which is in the name of the husband only? I have already domesticated the judgement with the Texas court.
2. Am I also reading too much into this or is there some actions by this couple that can be deemed as being illegal acts against the bankruptcy court? Just curious on this question.
Thanks!