Legal Question in Family Law in Massachusetts
Hello,
The court passed the judgemen of divorce end of December 2010. The divorce decree specifies the amount I am to give my wife from our joint investment account. In turn, she has to release the account from its joint status and transfer it solely to my name. I have requested her several times to go together to the bank to complete the process. The bank needs letter from court directly addressed to them to complete the distribution in absence of mutual consent.
Same is case with house deed - she refuses to sign it in my name as per the decree.
Please let me know what are my options.
Thank you,
Regards,
- Jai
2 Answers from Attorneys
If you are certain that you cannot accomplish any part of the provisions you outlined above without your ex's full cooperation, I would suggest you do the following:
- Write her a letter detailing exactly what needs to happen on her end. Send this letter to her via certified mail, return receipt requested so that you can show the Court that she received detailed notice of what steps need to be taken in order to comply with the Divorce Judgment.
- In the letter, give her a deadline by which to respond to you about her intentions.
- If she still refuses to follow through with what needs to be done, consider filing a Complaint for Contempt in the Probate and Family Court.
To discuss the next steps further, please do not hesitate to contact me: (508) 983-4672.
Best of luck.
Attorney Wons advice is absolutely correct. When file for contempt have the court issue an order that gives you authority to remove her name from the account and get a certified copy and give it to the court.
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