Q: I've been in a long drawn out divorce for 2 yrs. Had to drop the case when we were sch. for a trial, couldn't afford it.
Husband wants to go to mediator and refuses to pay bills that were court ordered prev.. Says he has no $$, but we have a sailboat that he was able to pay for docking fees, etc.. Has money for boating but not for credit card, utility, property taxes, etc. He was held in contempt many times during the divorce but nothing ever happened. It cost me $$ everytime we went to court and I simply do not have the finances to pay to chase after him. Now since I've dropped the case, he says he doesn't have to pay for anything and won't until I go to a mediator, which I'm willing to do but the electric and water will be turned off at the end of the month and the end of this week, respectively. We owe $$$$ in credit card bills and have gone to court for them. The logical solution would be sell the boat, pay the bills, split the home and move on, but he refuses to sell the boat. Not sure what to do. Can I sue him, or should I just refile?
A: You will need to refile.
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