Legal Question in Family Law in Maryland

I am divorced and my ex never took my name off the boat. He is currently trying to sell it and is sending me papers to sign. Should I sign? Am I entitled to half of the sale?

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Asked on 3/03/16, 7:43 am

1 Answer from Attorneys

Robert Sher Wagshal and Sher

If your ex owned the boat before you got married and after marriage, he wasn't making payments on it from joint accounts or from his paycheck, it wouldn't be considered marital property. Otherwise, your entitlement to part of its value should have been resolved as part of the divorce proceedings. Since your name is on the title, I suspect you did have a marital property interest in it. Unfortunately, the divorce court loses jurisdiction to resolve marital property issues 90 days after the divorce becomes final. If as outlined above you feel that your marital assets has contributed to the value of the boat, you can attempt to negotiate a payment with your ex in exchange for signing the papers, which is in effect transferring your interest in the boat.

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Answered on 3/03/16, 8:54 am


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