My husband and I recently signed off on our marital settlement paperwork. To make a long story short, I gave him his pension for the house. However, I decided to try to sell the house for a 2 month period at price we both agreed on, if it didn't sell it would automatically become mine and he had a date to move out. (If the house got sold I would get almost entire amount of sale)...
Met with broker, we both signed paperwork, she started to get very pushy and I got the distinct feeling that she was ready to reduce our price considerably within a week. Also, she was not "willing" to abide by the stipulations in our agreement that we would reduce house by 15K every 60 days.
I felt very unsettled about everything and basically told my husband I didn't want to sell (at least not now). He was OK with it.
A few days ago he emailed me (something I was also thinking about)... that we may be in violation of the agreement because it states that we both agree to try to sell house for a period. We arent' doing that...

Can he turn around and screw me and not give up his name on the deed of the house (in our agreement) - and he ends up getting the house AND his pension? (he's very manipulative and vengeful).

Help!!

Thanks,

Dennis321 (not a guy)

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I felt very unsettled about everything and basically told my husband I didn't want to sell (at least not now). He was ok with it.
A few days ago he emailed me (something I was also thinking about)... that we may be in violation of the agreement because it states that we both agree to try to sell house for a period of time. We arent' doing that...

It's an agreement. If both parties to an agreement want to mutually agree to change the terms of the agreement, that's OK. But you want to put the change agreed upon in writing, so there isn't a later dispute as to what the change was exactly.


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.. .Can he turn around and screw me and not give up his name on the deed of the house (in our agreement) - and he ends up getting the house AND his pension? (he's very manipulative and vengeful).
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Not likely.

Thank you, AK Lawyer.

If I put it in writing in an "official" email - or letter - addressed to him (as a recap of the verbal agreement on such & such a date.. ) will this suffice as "put it in writing"?

Dennis 321

Thank you, AK Lawyer.

If I put it in writing in an "official" email - or letter - addressed to him (as a recap of the verbal agreement on such & such a date..) will this suffice as "put it in writing"?

Dennis 321

Yes. Just as long as, should you need to, you can prove that he received it.

Thank you ---

First lesson, meet two or three brokers before you sell a house, get their opinion of the est sale price of your home.
Look at similar, house prices are about 1/2 of what they were 6 or 7 year ago, even less than that in some areas. 150,000 dollar homes 5 year ago are selling for less than 40,000 in my subdivision right now.

But the broker works for you, if you have one getting too pushy, either. 1. you are asking way, way too much on the home, or they are not the broker for you.

I sell properties all the time, my listing agent, does it just the way I tell them or I just fire them and get a new one