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    Default What to Do if Your Ex- Sells the Marital Home for Less Than Market Value

    When a couple divorced, the wife was permitted to stay in the home, subject to contingencies that would trigger the sale of the home. The order expressly states that the home must be sold for market value. The ex-wife recently sold the home for barely more than half of its market value, after pulling an antique fireplace surround and other amenities out of the home. Can the ex-husband sue the wife for the difference, or otherwise recover his share of the money that was lost due to the below-market sale?

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    Default Re: What to Do if Your Ex- Sells the Marital Home for Less Than Market Value

    The husband can bring contempt proceedings in the court that issued the divorce judgment, and ask that the court treat award his share of the proceeds as if the home was sold for market value. He would be sensible to work with a lawyer, and will likely need to enlist the help of a real estate agent or professional appraiser as an expert consultant or expert witness.

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