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Maine- recent divorce, got house after mediation.........

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bettsadam

Member
You had the opportunity to defend yourself against the RO at some point and either you did not or could not.
Could not, I had no time to do so, I was the stay at home parent with four kids, she was the bread winner, forced to get a job to pay the bills when she up and left for three days, no word to anyone
 


bettsadam

Member
Could not, I had no time to do so, I was the stay at home parent with four kids, she was the bread winner, forced to get a job to pay the bills when she up and left for three days, no word to anyone
Then boom, the dreaded words, I want a divorce, and I'm moving out
 

PayrollHRGuy

Senior Member
Could not, I had no time to do so, I was the stay at home parent with four kids, she was the bread winner, forced to get a job to pay the bills when she up and left for three days, no word to anyone
Sorry not buying it. You went to court for the divorce you could have gone for the RO. For that matter, you could go now.
 

Taxing Matters

Overtaxed Member
that's why im asking if my REAL problem should be addressed in court under contempt
Contempt is appropriate where the court order requires her to do something specific in a set period of time (or at least by default in a reasonable time) and she fails to do it. Does the court order specifically say she has to give you the mortgage information? If the answer to that is no, then a motion for contempt will do no good because there is no order that says she has to give you that. Instead, you'd go to court to seek an order requiring her to give you that information.

If I were in your shoes, I'd seek to have an order that she execute a deed transferring the property to you if the mediation did not specifically address that, and she'd likely seek to have you refinance in your name at the same time (which you'd want to do anyway unless you have poor credit). Then you'd have the house and mortgage in your name and wouldn't need her for anything regarding the house.
 

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