Question asked on Jul 06th, 2017
Q: My divorce was finalized in almost a year ago. I was ordered to pay the mortgage but the home had to be sold per the decree. My Ex is ignoring all efforts to sign the paperwork to sell the home. What are my options? Can I use the decree to bypass his signature?
A: Yes, but not directly. You can file a motion to get the court to sign over the house to you for sale (an “NRCP 70” motion) which then allows you to sell the house without requiring any co-signature. And ask, in that motion, for reimbursement of whatever fees you incur to get the necessary order.
Marshal S. Willick is the principal of the Willick Law Group, an A/V rated Family Law firm in Las Vegas, Nevada, and practices in trial and appellate Family Law. He is a Certified Family Law Specialist, a Fellow of both the American and International Academies of Matrimonial Lawyers, former Chair of the Nevada Bar Family Law Section and former President of the Nevada chapter of the AAML.
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