girliegirl_07
Junior Member
What is the name of your state? Iowa
My husband and his ex were divorced in 1999. In the divorce decree it stated that the respondent (ex-wife) was to retain possession of a vaccumn cleaner and be responsible for the debt on it. She has never paid the debt, not one cent. Last year, my husband and I purchased a new home and before our bank would give us the loan we had to pay this debt off for the vaccumn cleaner (the loan was in both their names and the loan company would not remove his name - so the only way to clear the debt from his credit history was to pay the loan in full). He is now seeking legal help in getting reimbursement from the ex for the $1,300.00 that he had to pay to get this loan paid off and cleared from his credit. He is wondering what is the best route to file a claim against the ex to try and get reimbursement. Should he file as a contempt on the divorce decree or file it in small claims? He wants to make sure that he files it correctly so he doesn't have anymore additional costs then he will already have. Also, is there any chance that he can file for interest on the amount, it's money that we had to take from our savings to use? He notified her immediately when he paid the loan off that he expected reimbursement and he has given her plenty of time to pay it back or to set up a payment plan and she has not paid us anything to date.
Thanks!!
My husband and his ex were divorced in 1999. In the divorce decree it stated that the respondent (ex-wife) was to retain possession of a vaccumn cleaner and be responsible for the debt on it. She has never paid the debt, not one cent. Last year, my husband and I purchased a new home and before our bank would give us the loan we had to pay this debt off for the vaccumn cleaner (the loan was in both their names and the loan company would not remove his name - so the only way to clear the debt from his credit history was to pay the loan in full). He is now seeking legal help in getting reimbursement from the ex for the $1,300.00 that he had to pay to get this loan paid off and cleared from his credit. He is wondering what is the best route to file a claim against the ex to try and get reimbursement. Should he file as a contempt on the divorce decree or file it in small claims? He wants to make sure that he files it correctly so he doesn't have anymore additional costs then he will already have. Also, is there any chance that he can file for interest on the amount, it's money that we had to take from our savings to use? He notified her immediately when he paid the loan off that he expected reimbursement and he has given her plenty of time to pay it back or to set up a payment plan and she has not paid us anything to date.
Thanks!!