Legal Question in Real Estate Law in Arizona
court orders
What happens if someone continues
to ignore court orders? my ex
boyfriend and I separated and have
real estate in both our names. We
had an argument as to ownership
percentage versus income. I filed a
civil suit against him, and during the
process a judge ordered the house
on the market. A realtor could not be
decided on so one was court
appointed. After pre trial hearings
and mediation, we signed
agreements to split the equity 50
percent after our debt was paid out
of the equity. he then refused to sign
the sales agreement from the realtor
stating that he would not sign to sell
until proper repairs were made--his
attempt at stalling. He also said he
will not agree to that sales price and
that he will continue to live in the
house until the correct amount of
equity can be obtained. What can i
do? what are my rights? I want this
to be over with since I am still paying
for half of the mortgage, but not
living there. What can I do now? file
that he is in contempt of court? How
long does this process take? can he
be evicted so that he cannot
interfere with this process?
1 Answer from Attorneys
Re: court orders
If the judge did not already give the appointed real estate commissioner authority to sign if the opposing party refuses to sign, then you should request in writing that the court order the opposing party to cooperate or give the real estate commissioner the authority to go forward without the opposing party's cooperation.