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In"deed" it is finally over!!

September 17th, 2008 at 12:35 am

The divorce process...that is! I started this lengthy, stressful undertaking in October 2002. This is when I hired an attorney, who initiated the proper paperwork (or so I thought). After dragging me along for several years, and not accomplishing anything (but taking lots of my money)...he passed away from a heart attack December 2006. In early 2007, I hired a "new" attorney to continue the case. He,of course, was expensive as well, but things moved along much quicker than with the former attorney. Since he requested to the judge that the case be bifurcated...meaning separating the actual divorce decree from the marital property (finances), I received the divorce from my former husband in July 2007.

Since my ex-husband did not cooperate and wanted to drag this whole mess out, it has taken over a year for everything to be finalized. For many reasons, everything was awarded to me.

I was so happy to get the "revised" deed in the mail recently as the sole owner of the property.

Since the interest rate on the mortgage is 8.5%, I plan to now finally refinance this thing. It just aggravates me that this could have been done many years ago and saved me lots of money in interest with a bit more cooperation from the ex.

But all in all, even though it was a trying process, I am pleased with the end result. I have heard such horror stories about how finances, properties, etc. get divided in many different ways based on various factors and it was really very stressful!





4 Responses to “In"deed" it is finally over!!”

  1. sillyoleme Says:
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    Congratulations on being done with that mess! I have seen several divorces, and the only time they ever went quickly was when one party was interested in moving on to someone else. And it's awesome that you were awarded everything, good luck with the refinance!

  2. gamecock43 Says:
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    Congratulations! New start! Divorces are much more complicated than they are on TV. Enjoy this new chapter of your life!

  3. Broken Arrow Says:
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    Congrats! Really happy to hear that everything worked out, and in your favor!

    I think my situation was a bit different. My ex wanted everything, but considering the fact that she was the one that ran off with a guy and left me hanging watching the kids when she's gone on ski trips, I didn't think that was fair at all. Plus, she wanted sole custody of the children, and frankly, I was not having it. I'm proud to be a father, I love my kids, and I WANT to be with them.

    In all, I have to say my divorce was fairly quick. She was, above all else, too afraid that I would sue her as well as her boyfriend to push me. Which is really sad in my opinion....

    But, despite the infidelity and travesty, at least I got what I wanted, which was nothing more than a fair deal. We split our assets down in half, and have joint custody of the children.

  4. fruitbowlk Says:
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    I'm in the process of getting seperated and when it's time for my divorce I hope it quick and painless.

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