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Motion of Contempt, should I file? (Government & Administrative Law)

Thu, 06 Dec 2007 13:13:00 GMT

What is the name of your state? MD
Hello,
I need some advice if I can file a Motion of Contempt. My son's father and I own a house and we were both sworn in before the judge that the house will remain on the market until sold and if either one of us gets in the way of the sale of the house then we would be held in contempt.
Well, when the house was put on the market I wasn't notified until we were standing before the judge and it was listed over $417K. I just looked today and it's listed as $399K. The house has only been on the market for approx. 2 months. I, again, wasn't notified of the changes in the price. Can should I file a motion of contempt? The defendant is making these changes and he's not notifying me of anything.
Thanks!

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  • Thu, 06 Dec 2007 18:27:00 GMT(1)
  • How does "if either one of us gets in the way of the sale of the house then we would be held in contempt" have anything to do with requiring notification before reducing the asking price? "Gets in the way of the sale of the house" is not equal to "does not notify the other party before making any decisions".
    Unless the court ordered the defendent to notify you of all changes related to the selling of the house, there's no contempt.
    In fact, refusing to reduce the price after two months could be considered "getting in the way of the sale of the house". Reducing the asking price is reasonable and plain common sense if no one is willing to make an offer let alone buy it for the original asking price. Haven't you been paying attention to the news lately, all that boring stuff about the housing market and mortgage crisis and home values dropping...?
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