Grand Rapids, MI asked in Divorce for Michigan

Q: divorce is final can the ex serve papers asking for half of personal property that wasn't in the divorce in.GA

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Mr Scott Marshall Neuman
Mr Scott Marshall Neuman
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  • Okemos, MI
  • Licensed in Michigan

A: The question seems to be cut off. Was the divorce in the state of Georgia? Did you fail to answer? Was the property located in Michigan? I can only speculate that a divorce judgement was issued in Georgia. The judge in Georgia was able to dissolve the marriage but had no power to issue an order concerning property in Michigan. Thus, the recourse for your ex to recover property was to sue you in Michigan. If this is true, then the answer is yes, you can be sued for half the personal property in a Michigan court after the divorce in Georgia was finalized.

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