Legal Question in Family Law in Connecticut
a state marshall dropped off this paperwork and I cannot get an answer from my
i don't understand what this certified letter means.
lis pendens
in accordance with the C.G.S.A. 46b-81.notice is hereby given of the pendency of a civil action between my seperated husband and myself caiming a dissoution of marriage. in said action, the above named defendant caims an assignment of the paintiff's interest conveying all of her interest in the real properties our mutual home that we both are on the deed which is bounded , described and attached hereto and made a part thereof. I am the plaintiff and my seperated husband is the defendant on the back of the certified paper is a deed to the land and house that we both own. please help me to understand what this means.
2 Answers from Attorneys
Re: a state marshall dropped off this paperwork and I cannot get an answer from
It means that the marshall, at the request of the plaintiff or her Attorney, file a notice that there is a court case pending that may affect the property. Tom Noonan
Re: a state marshall dropped off this paperwork and I cannot get an answer from
According to C.G.S.A. 46b-80 either party to a divorce that claims an interest in a property in which the other party also claims an interest, can cause a notice of lis pendens on the property. This gives notice to anyone interested in buying the property, that there is a dispute over ownership. The lis pendens effectively prevents either party from trying to sell or encumber the property until the final property settlement.
C.G.S.A. 46b-81 is the statute that allows for the transfer of the property at the time of the final decree of dissolution.
I hope that helps.
Bonnie Macdonald
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