Legal Question in Real Estate Law in Georgia
When my divorce was final, my ex and I agreed I could leave my personal belongings in my storage trailer, which was mine before we married. I moved it there and built a shed over it for more coverage. She wrote up a page in her handwriting, and it was notarized by her lawyers office, stating I could keep my belongings there until I could find my own place. It does not have an expiration date on it. Well, with the economy and hard times, my stuff is still there and she wants it gone. She sent me a deadline letter last week certified mail stating if I didnt pick it up and move my belongings by a certain date a month later, it would be considered abandoned.
Its not like she needs the room, the property is over 5 acres, its all my belongings in the trailer, nothing in there belongs to her, she has 2 other 20 by 20 foot sheds to use. The divorce was final in 5-08. I guess I was too nice a guy, I went along with everything she wanted in the divorce.
I want to know if the notarizied letter takes preference over her deadline letter, or help me see it in another way? I dont have the finances or the property location to move it to yet. So do I lose everything on the deadline? This takes place in Georgia.
1 Answer from Attorneys
A notarized letter, as I am sure YOUR lawyer told you if you had gotten one (why would you have done sopmething as foolish as talking direct to your ex's lawyer, since that lawyer's job is to work against you?) is worthless. Side agreements that are not in your final decree are uneforceable.
Get your stuff while you can, and the next time you are in a court case, get counsel. She does not have to store your stuff.
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