building lien
i am divorcing wife2 of 2yrs. as a carpenter i did major renevations material paid for w/equity loan
my labor,we split household expence, she is selling house i want to be paid for labor can i lien house
Re: building lien
You can't file a mechanic's lien unless the work was done within the past four months. However, the house is part of the marital estate, subject to equitable distribution, so your lawyer could file a lis pendens. A lis pendens is an even stronger clamp than a mechanic's lien: a lien can be bonded off, but a lis pendens....is a whale of a lot more complicated.
Tell your matrimonial lawyer to look at last week's New York Law Journals...there was an article in there about using the lis pendens in a matrimonial case.
Re: building lien
You can't file a mechanic's lien unless the work was done within the past four months. However, the house is part of the marital estate, subject to equitable distribution, so your lawyer could file a lis pendens. A lis pendens is an even stronger clamp than a mechanic's lien: a lien can be bonded off, but a lis pendens....is a whale of a lot more complicated.
Tell your matrimonial lawyer to look at last week's New York Law Journals...there was an article in there about using the lis pendens in a matrimonial case.
