Remedies include contempt, income withholding, judgment execution, license suspension, liens, and appointment of a receiver or elisor to execute documents a party refuses to sign.
Property division provisions may be enforced as judgments.
Alternative Names:
Decree Enforcement|Judgment Enforcement (Family)
Why it Matters?
Elisor or clerk-execution provisions solve the recurring problem of a party refusing to sign a deed or transfer document, since the court may appoint someone to sign on their behalf rather than pursuing contempt indefinitely. Requesting that authority in the decree itself avoids a later motion. Property division obligations are also enforceable as money judgments where contempt is unavailable because the obligation is purely monetary.
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What solves refusal to sign documents?
How are monetary property obligations enforced?
