My husband & I divorced a couple of months ago, He's almost 60 years old and I'm 55. We were married 14 years of marriage.
When his Mother died she left [Him and ME) the farm. It has always been in my name as well as his. From the very beginning.
He is trying to say that I don't deserve any of the land or money from the land. Because he Inherited it. But I don't he inherited it no more than I did. Is it Inheritance if at the beginning when it was tranfered from (his)Mothers name right into Mine and His.
After all, I worked nights and took care of her for years and she made it known that I was to always have a home here. But its not in writing.
Although he signed an agrement with my lawyer and the medeator, that has been filed in the court house that he would pay me a lump sum to get off the land. He now is trying to say its inheritance and is trying to back out.
Can he do this, will the court in NC do this to me , knowing I have nothing to fall back on , as I have had to pay all the bill an up keep for everything on a part time job. While he spends his money on her? He has no bills at all,
Is there a law that will help me, Don't want much just what's mind.
Have I not only lost him to a very younger girl 22 years old w/two baby's, but also my home too? At 55 its hard to start over from nothing, Can you help

If he has already signed paperwork then the Judge just won't listen to him. You have an attorney to handle this matter for you. If your state is a community property state, then he can't just reneg on his signed agreement. The fact that the land was titled in both names means that it's half yours legally.

The Judge will order that the agreement be honored. Your attorney will have to follow up and make sure it is. And if it is not, your attorney will inform the Judge and a hearing will be held and the exhusband will be in contempt of court if he does not do what the agreement says.

Don't listen to him. He's blowing smoke at you.

Hi twinkiedooter,
Thank you so much for your help. You sure have taken a load off my mind.
Thank you so much

You are quite welcome. Don't let him bulldoze you into changing your mind.

You also might want to ask your attorney about some sort of alimony for you if you did not work outside the home when married. This would be called rehabilitative alimony and being married for 14 years you could quality for some money. The husband is going to fight you tooth and nail over that but end the end the Judge is the one who listens and obeys the laws and if you merit it legally you will be awarded it.

Ask your attorney about this before too much time has passed. You just might quality for it.