Legal Question in Wills and Trusts in New Jersey

Dispute a renouncement

Ex owes $80K plus in back alimony. Bench arrest warrant issued by Supreme Ct NY. Skipped to Fl. His mom died. Left him monies in a trust to be set up by his brother. (approx $500K) Ex renounced inheritance.

Is it worth filing a show cause and vertified complaint to dispute the renouncement?

If he is forced to rescind renouncement and trust is set up, mom's will specifies trustee (brother) can terminate trust if trust is subject to legal action by a creditor.


Asked on 2/08/07, 11:54 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys

Robert Davies The Davies Law Firm, P.A.

Re: Dispute a renouncement

what a jerk. for $80,000, it might be worth fighting in Florida. clearly, this horrible man will do anything to avoid paying the alimony due.

You will need a Florida lawyer. not cheap. If it were me, or a client of mine, I would say: spend the money, go get him in Florida, fight this fraudulent renouncing of his inheritance. His brother is involved in this too and you will want to try to force the brother to pay over the money to you. And try to get the Florida courts to put your ex in jail. Use the Florida courts to do everything you can to force him to pay. Hire a ruthless, vicious, intelligent divorce attorney and pay him/her what is needed to get this to happen.

Whether you can succeed in getting paid, I am absolutely unable to tell. You may get nothing. but I think you have to pursue him with real force, like his worst nightmare, in order to get paid. do you want this idiot to get away with it?

Good luck. I do not know any appropriate divorce attorney in Florida to recommend.

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Answered on 2/09/07, 9:17 am


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