Wife of 5 years (we have kids) wants to divorce and force a sale
of our house. What legal recourse do I have, if any? She makes about double my salary and selling the house/getting a new place alone, for me, would be a great financial and emotional hardship. Thank you very much.
2007-01-08 07:50:38 · 6 answers · asked by Time seeker 1 in Family & Relationships ➔ Marriage & Divorce
You should be more concerned with you kids...for most people life will always be a great financial and emotional hardship. You only get one chance at raising you kids and shaping their minds.
2007-01-08 07:56:09 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not much Im afraid. You can go to court and take a chance on the judge or you might be able to sit down with her and work out some kind of deal. You better be real nice to her is shes willing to do so as you dont really have much to bargain with , except maybe spousal support and the odds are too goo on that. You can forget the emotional hardship stuff as the court doesnt care about emotions so that wont work. As for financial hardship. wait til the judge hits you for child support, its not going to be pretty. My answers may seem hard and cruel but so is the truth and the law, and I wont sugar coat it for you as this is hard reality, sorry. But if you want something here, youll have to pull out all stops in a calm and collected way. Remember if you two cant work something out before court, and you throw yourself on the mercy of the judge, be prepared for the worse as it usually happens. If the judge orders the house sold, which could take time, whatever you get will pay bills first then if theres anything bleft, itll be split between you two, which might not help you much. So sit down with her, and do your best bargaining job with your best PR act and compromise big time as you definitely have more to gain here than lose. Good luck
2007-01-08 16:32:37 · answer #2 · answered by Arthur W 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Whoever gets physical custody of the kids is the one that can stay in the house if they wish; at least in my state (CT) By law the one with the kids can stay in the house until the last kid turns 18. It may be painful but I think she will be able to force the sale. I dont see how you feel it will cause a financial burden as you will be getting your share of the sale and I would think it would be more emotional to stay in the house without the family there as it was. In any event, I wish you well.
2007-01-08 15:56:11 · answer #3 · answered by Mean Carleen 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can offer to buy her out of the house. But you probably can't afford so it might be better to let it go or maybe she will let you stay in the house if you agree to pay her rent. But I would try to borrow money to buy her out. Now if there is a mortgage still on the house all you be obligated to buy is the equity in the house and hopefully that's not too much. In matters such as these, always contact a lawyer for legal advice.
2007-01-08 15:56:34 · answer #4 · answered by kitcat 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Thats really sux for you and Im sorry to hear that. Esp for the kids. You can seek some kinda of spousal support I think since she will be making more than you and you will be struggling just to make ends meet.
2007-01-08 15:54:02 · answer #5 · answered by sweetlaughter434 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
a sale of the house is a possibility. most things are negotiable in court. you may be able to keep the house, but you may have to pay her some money.
2007-01-08 16:01:57 · answer #6 · answered by sinned 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋