Dear pyneguy:
You are jumping the startline, so to speak. You cannot file any motions until you have an ongoing litigation. Back to the starting line with you.
First, your question is, “when my wife will not negotiate with me and I am still on the mortgage, what can I do?”
The answer:
If you cannot work out a separation agreement that mandates she refinance or sell, then you must file a lawsuit for equitable distribution to protect your claim. That will allow you to ask the judge to force the sale of the house if she will not refinance. Filing a lawsuit against her also gives you some known dates by which everything in the lawsuit must happen.
My suggestion - make one last offer, telling her that by a certain date if she does not answer that you intend to file a lawsuit against her. Thank you.
Janet L. Fritts
Attorney with Rosen Divorce
4101 Lake Boone Trail, Suite 500
Raleigh, North Carolina 27607
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Charlotte, North Carolina 28262
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