Anybody ever get a divorce?

[oldnslo]

This is just a short story for your enjoyment, with humor and a possible class C felony. And be glad it's not happening to you.

My wife divorced her previous husband in 2001, she was awarded among other things the house they lived in, with the stipulation he paid property taxes and utilities, and he could continue to live there until he could no longer take care of himself or died. If, on the outside chance he outlived her, the house would revert to him. But, for legal purposes, the house is hers. It is also completely paid for.
We periodically check the county property tax records to verify he is paying the taxes as ordered, and this year noticed my wife's name was no longer on the property as an owner.
What he had done is write a hand written note on the divorce decree that she had died last year [she's very much alive], presented it to the county treasurer's office, and they cheerfully removed her name as the owner of the property and listed him as the sole owner. He falsely declared her dead for the sole purpose of stealing a house awarded to her in their divorce settlement.
We contacted an attorney, and the cops, and everybody is salivating at various aspects of who to go after on this: the husband for falsifying by modifying legal documents, or the county for accepting anything less than an actual death certificate to change ownership of the house.
If anybody out there has any kind of language in their divorce decree in any way similar to this, watch out--people will stoop to any lengh to steal and the government is too stupid to prevent it.

[BuzZz]

Is this for real, John? And actually happening to you? Un-banned word-Believable.

Get her name back on the deed, sue the county for changeing the deed the way they did, then help X-Hubby fulfil his obligation by either arranging for his health to fail to the piont he needs assisted living or better yet, his health fails totally and he only needs a 6x2 ft box underground.

Ssshhh.... ever see the movie 'Criss-Cross'? I'll take care of your 'problem' and you can help my X-wife with her 'journey to the otherside'

[oldnslo]

All true. Shocked the hell out of us. She is back on the deed, and the people at the county have been soooo nice. I think the county has some big liability and they know it, but our main goal is to get the old bastid out of the house so we can just sell it.
The lawyer advised against giving the old fart a .357 behind the ear, though.

[old-n-slow]

The lawyer advised against giving the old fart a .357 behind the ear, though.

Not much satisfaction in that anyhow. Much better to turf him out the door and then see him suffer.

[oldnslo]

That is defitely the alternative of choice.

[RangerG]

That is defitely the alternative of choice.

Well....my ex wife burned the darn house to the ground.. I lost everything..including all my citations etc..from the military and law enforcement...

It took two years and a lot of stress to get it rebuilt and refurnished... I am all about making a new life there....without her. It's all in my name now.

It was ruled accidental by the fire chief so the insurance would pay off. As the insurace agent stated..."Stupid is still insured".....

Living well is the best revenge..

[oldnslo]

I took out an insurance policy on the house--if he burns it to the ground, I get paid, he gets nothing.

[bennettoid]

If he goes to jail for fraud then he can't pay the taxes- you get the house.

[oldnslo]

Right on......

[blues2cruise]

It never ceases to amaze me the things some people do. The nerve of the guy. Shouldn't he get jail time or something?