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I need help enforcing a divorce decree to sell jointly owned property. The decree states the property should be sold after 100 months and the proceeds split 50/50. It has been over 100 months, and my ex-spouse refuses to comply. I've been in contact with a real estate agent, but no attorneys... View More 
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answered on Mar 4, 2025
If a WY divorce you have to hire a WY attorney to file a petition for contempt against wife in the original divorce case. Hopefully your divorce decree says what you claim. If the divorce does not say alot, then you will have to file an action for a sale for partition.
answered on Jun 7, 2024
Even pending appeal, a District Court's decision remains in effect unless there is some type of restraining order or injunction which would stay the order. The process is difficult to navigate, so I would reach out to a reputable family lawyer or appeal lawyer to assist you in understanding... View More
The individuals wrote up a contract stating if they ever separated, that the other party could keep certain items, a car as long as the other party made the payments, their phone, and various other items. Yet now that they are separating the other party is refusing to allow the other party to have... View More
answered on Apr 19, 2024
A Wyoming attorney could advise best, but your question remains open for a week. Ordinarily, you could write a contract for division of property any way you want, but a separation could add an additional dimension to the way some things are divided. A divorce attorney could advise best here. Good... View More
When my parents divorced, they agreed to leave the house in both of their names. When one dies it is left to the ex-spouse and when they both die, it is divided among the kids. Both remarried. My father passed without a will. They did not have any other documentation, such as Right to Survivorship... View More
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answered on Oct 14, 2023
Because your father passed without a will, his estate will be administered under the laws of intestate succession. That does give his new wife very high priority. However, your mother, who I assume survived him, should be able to make a claim against the estate for the house based on the divorce... View More
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