So, I get my motion passed all by myself, and the Court orders the ex-husband to make mortgage payments while I reestablish myself in the business community. Salvation at last.
However, it soon becomes clear that this dog is all bark and no bite. The EX is now in contempt of Court for non payment of the mortgage. Nearly three months later, the EX files a motion to sell the house-and gets it.
When it is very heatedly (but politely) pointed out to the Court that this was payment in lieu of support, the judge says the money will be adjusted at the time of trial and I will get it in the end.
So now I'm really getting it in the end.
Saturday, October 11, 2008
Justice is truth in action.
This quote is from Chief Justice Brandeis. Apparently Alaskan justice
is not acquainted with the principles of this learned gentleman.
My ex husband was able to go into court and tell any lie he chose to get a ruling his way. Of course for the first four months he had a professional liar (spelled lawyer).
Every motion they made was based on a falsehood. I would dutifully research the points and file my own motions, complete with documentation and footnotes to substantiate my arguments.
All the checks he bounced. All the trips to the ATM for drug money. All the unpaid bills.
Poor thing told the Judge he had no money. I was not entitled to proceeds of the business we build together for a dozen years.
Consistently my motions were denied. Then, light at the end of the tunnel. I WON an argument! My motion was granted. Hosanna, now he would make my mortgage payment while I struggled to get back on my feet. He had, after all, our accounts receivable worth over $100,000.00
Surely now justice would prevail. The Judge has seen the light -or has he?
is not acquainted with the principles of this learned gentleman.
My ex husband was able to go into court and tell any lie he chose to get a ruling his way. Of course for the first four months he had a professional liar (spelled lawyer).
Every motion they made was based on a falsehood. I would dutifully research the points and file my own motions, complete with documentation and footnotes to substantiate my arguments.
All the checks he bounced. All the trips to the ATM for drug money. All the unpaid bills.
Poor thing told the Judge he had no money. I was not entitled to proceeds of the business we build together for a dozen years.
Consistently my motions were denied. Then, light at the end of the tunnel. I WON an argument! My motion was granted. Hosanna, now he would make my mortgage payment while I struggled to get back on my feet. He had, after all, our accounts receivable worth over $100,000.00
Surely now justice would prevail. The Judge has seen the light -or has he?
Divorce in the Last Frontier
Sarah Palin talks so much about family values and work ethic, one might suppose that Alaskan culture might be supportive of women in need.
As a small business owner and abused wife I have spent the last two and a half years going through the maze that is the Alaska court system. My experience and that of other women I have met lead me to believe that this is a man's state when it comes to divorce.
My "law and order" judge is from Ms. Palin's stompin grounds, the Mat Su Valley. With 15 years as Palmer district attorney and a career in the Judge Advocate General's office, one might expect his Honor to enforce his own court orders and not further victimize the victim. This, however, has not proven to be the case.
A divorce was granted at the request of my husband who was cheating. He wanted to to walk away fast and easy without dealing with the "business" of getting the divorce. Although Alaska state law requires a property settlement to be part of a divorce, I never got any property settlement-or much of the property.
Alaska Statue states that a judge MAY NOT grant a divorce with a property settlement reserved for another time unless both parties agree, or it can be proved that the property will be protected. Unfortunately I was not afforded the protections required by state law and due to this violation of due process, lost almost all the property in the business I started with my ex. I nearly lost the house as well, but because I dug in my heels and fought, the home was returned to me... after I was evicted.
i can't tell you how many times seemingly intelligent folks have told me this cannot happen. Do they think I imagined this? Yes, it really happened. Now the State
Supreme Court has to figure out what to do about it.
As a small business owner and abused wife I have spent the last two and a half years going through the maze that is the Alaska court system. My experience and that of other women I have met lead me to believe that this is a man's state when it comes to divorce.
My "law and order" judge is from Ms. Palin's stompin grounds, the Mat Su Valley. With 15 years as Palmer district attorney and a career in the Judge Advocate General's office, one might expect his Honor to enforce his own court orders and not further victimize the victim. This, however, has not proven to be the case.
A divorce was granted at the request of my husband who was cheating. He wanted to to walk away fast and easy without dealing with the "business" of getting the divorce. Although Alaska state law requires a property settlement to be part of a divorce, I never got any property settlement-or much of the property.
Alaska Statue states that a judge MAY NOT grant a divorce with a property settlement reserved for another time unless both parties agree, or it can be proved that the property will be protected. Unfortunately I was not afforded the protections required by state law and due to this violation of due process, lost almost all the property in the business I started with my ex. I nearly lost the house as well, but because I dug in my heels and fought, the home was returned to me... after I was evicted.
i can't tell you how many times seemingly intelligent folks have told me this cannot happen. Do they think I imagined this? Yes, it really happened. Now the State
Supreme Court has to figure out what to do about it.
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