Enforcing Asset Division in High Asset Divorce
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Struggling to enforce an asset division after a high asset divorce? Failing to comply with a divorce decree’s deadlines can lead to serious consequences, including contempt citations, attorney fees, and even jail time. Ensure that your rights are upheld and that the division of assets is enforced according to the court’s orders. Don’t risk facing penalties—seek legal help to enforce the terms of your divorce decree.
if you’re seeking to enforce an asset division between parties and a high asset divorce just know that that will involve probably Court intervention the way that would be done is through a contempt citation which means that the party would be sued one party would be suing another party for contempt of the divorce decree the divorce decree will say how the assets are supposed to be divided and a date certain that the assets should be divided if those assets are not divided by that date certain then a contempt citation can be filed and the contempt citation will ask for adherence or strict guidance or strict application of the divorce decree and it will ask for attorney fees and it can even ask for jail time because the parties have not complied or the part has not complied with the original divorce decree so just be careful because divorce decrees have deadlines when things should be done if it involves Asset Division if those things are not done then to enforce that a citation for contempt could be drafted and filed and if that’s filed then you could be subject to attorney fees and jail time or other sanctions for not complying with the original divorce decree
