How can I force my ex-spouse to see our martial residence?

[pharoeandisis]

I want to sell the house, but she does not. How can I get access to my equity share of the house? She is also unwilling to buy my share, and thus keep the house in her name. She is currently living in the house and uses my maintenance and child support payment to pay the mortgage.

[hoosier_dad]

What does your divorce decree say?

[Trevor]

Why aren't you living in the house too?

[pharoeandisis]

The Separation Agreement states "by mutual agreement". She won't agree to anything.

[Trevor]

So you are divorced and she has exclusive use of the home until the kids emancipate, right? There is no language in the decree that dictates what happens when the kids reach majority? If not, then you need to modify your decree to include that part because your lawyer sucked and failed to include it the first time. How did that one slip past the goalkeeper? [Rhet.]

[pharoeandisis]

It also states "Wife may reside in the Marital Residence until 1/26/2021." This is the date in which my youngest child reaches the age of majority.

[Trevor]

At some point you may need to modify the orders to iclude maintaining the house in a saleable condition, cooperating to ensure the house is market-ready (in the opinion of a licensed real estate professional) at least 30 days before that target date, so that on 1/27 2021 the property is on the market. But a lot can happen in the interim decade, so you have plenty of time.

[pharoeandisis]

How can I get my share of the equity out of the Martial Residence before 2021 when the ex-spouse won't agree to sell or buy me out?

[Fatheroffour]

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