Glad to hear you are doing well Snodderly. My parents and the boys are good, thank you for asking.
So just an update. I had court today.
The judge found ex of being guilty of being willful and ordered him to pay me what he owes me and to pay all my legal fees.
However, he did not order him to jail. He felt like since the economy is bad right now he was going to give him a break.
BS. I don't see how you can say he was being willful and then not punish him on it.
Ow also testified. (I know she is not the ow anymore but it's just easier to distinguish who I am talking about)
Ex's lawyer asked her to testify on ex's behalf. Ow and ex did not previously produce a promisary note in the last 2 hearings stating that the 100k he put into an investment and then changed over to her name belonged to her as repayment for ex buying the house. But today they produced one.
The judge wasn't buying it that the note they brought in today was signed in the beginning of 2009.
He said in his judgement that he believed that it was too much of a coincident that he changed the investment into her name the same month that I petitioned to take him to court.
Ex also took the stand. Get this...he actually started crying when his lawyer questioned him if he was aware that he could go to jail if being found willful. He also asked him if he ever been to jail before which ex replied "no" while trying to choke back tears.
I am relieved that he was found guilty but like my lawyer said, it's a win for us but not a win if he is not punished for not paying.
Now here is the confusing part. My father and I thought the judge did mention something to the effect that if ex did not pay after a period of 30 days then he would be sent to jail. My lawyer did not seem to here this.
So I am going to call up the courts tomorrow and see if I could get a copy of the transcripts so I can make out what was really said.
