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NON - PRECEDENTIAL DECISION - SEE SUPERIOR COURT I.O.P. 65.37 DEBORAH K. KING, N/K/A DEBORAH K. BOOKHIMER

v.
THOMAS S. KING

Appellant : : : : : : : : : : IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF

PENNSYLVANIA

No. 469 MDA 2021 Appeal from the Order Dated March 22, 2021 In the Court of Common Pleas of Fulton County Civil Division at No(s): 280 - 2009 BEFORE: LAZARUS, J., NICHOLS, J., and KING, J. MEMORANDUM BY NICHOLS, J.: FILED: JANUARY 19, 2022 Thomas S. King (Husband), appeals pro se from the trial court’s order granting relief to Deborah K. King, now known as Deborah K. Bookhimer (Wife). Husband argues that the court erred by (1) awarding Wife interest on an unpaid amount owed by Husband to Wi fe, and (2) awarding 50% of Husband’s equity in one of the marital propert ies to Wife. We affirm
. We present the facts and procedural history as stated by the trial court: On October 24, 2018, [the trial court] ordered [Husband] to pay [Wife] $36,143.67 [ , which is the total sum of a marital line of credit, delinquent taxes, and legal fees. Husband] owes this money to [Wife] due to his failure to remove her from a marital line of credit before filing for bankruptcy, resulting in her being responsible for the $31,770.49 debt. This failure was a breach of their marriage settlement agreement dated June 29, 2010. [ The marriage settlement agreement stated that Wife would convey her marital interest in the property located on Sheepskin Hollow Road in Dublin To wnship, Fulton County ( Sheepskin Hollow Property ), to Husband
. See Ex. A to Wife’s Pet. to Enforce [Marriage] Settlement Agreement, 7/13/08, at ¶11(C)
. Husband] had also

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agreed to compensate [Wife] $2,333.18 for her payment of delinquent taxes. The court also ordered [Husband] to pay $2,040.00 in legal fees [per the parties’ marriage settlement agreement . Husband ] was further ordered to sell two parcels of real property, his only remaining assets, to satisfy his debt to [Wife. Husband] unsuccessful ly appealed the order, and [this Court affirmed on August 29, 2019. King v. King , 1891 MDA 2018 (Pa. Super. filed Aug. 29, 2019) ( King I ) (unpublished mem.). 1 

### ] Throughout 2020, the parties attempted to effectuate a sale of [t he Sheepskin Hollow Propert y .] Due to both the miscommunication between and non
- cooperation of the parties, a negotiated sale of the Sheepskin Hollow Property fell through. [Wife] filed a motion with [the trial] court to enforce its October 24, 2018, decision. Trial Ct. Op., 6/8/ 21 , at 1 - 2. Following two hearing s , on March 22, 2021, the trial court denied Wife’s motion to enforce the marriage settlement agreement but exercised its equit able power under 23 Pa.C.S. § 3323 and grant ed relief to Wife. In relevant part, the trial c ourt ordered, inter alia , the sale of the Sheepskin Hollow Property and that $36,143.67 plus interest from the sale of the property be paid to Wife to satisfy Husband’s obligation s . Id. at 3 ; accord Order, 3/22/21
. The trial court additionally ordered that Husband and Wife were to split equally the remaining proceeds from the sale of the Sheepskin

_________________ ____________________ _______ 1 

### In King I , Husband, pro se , argued the trial court violated his right to due process. King I , 1891 MDA 2018 at 3 . The King I Court held , inter alia , that Husband failed to preserve his claim in the trial court and, regardless, failed to develop his argument s . Id. at 3 - 4.

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Hollow Property
. Trial Ct. O p. at 9; accord Order, 3/22/21. 2 

### Husband timely appealed , and on May 14, 2021, he volunt arily filed a non - court ordered Rule 1925(b) Statement. 3 , 4 

### Husband raises the following issues: 1. Did the [trial] court violate [Husband’s] rights to due process under Amendment Five of the Constitution by ordering him to pay interest on the previous amou nt awarded to [Wife] from October 24, 2018 when interest was never requested by [Wife], interest was never ordered by the [trial] court [in its October 24, 2018 order, the parties’] settlement agreement

_________________ ____________________ _______ 2 

### No post - trial motion may be filed in any domestic relations matter. Pa.R.C.P. 1930.2. 3 

### On April 22, 2021, the trial court ordered Husband to comply wit h Pa.R.A.P. 1911, which governs the request of transcripts. Order, 4/22/21. Upon review of the order , the trial court apparently intended to order Husband to comply with Rule 1925(b) but never actually ordered Husband to comply with Rule 1925(b). See id

. at 1 (noting the trial court was “uncertain as to the basis of the appeal”). We add that Husband is incarcerated and averred he placed the Rule 1925(b) statement in the prison mailbox on May 14, 2021. See Thomas v. Elash , 781 A.2d 170, 17 8 (Pa. Super. 2001) ( per curiam ) (extending prison mailbox rule to all civil cases).
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### The trial court has suggested that Husband’s appeal is not from a n appealable order. Trial Ct. Op. at 4
- 5 ( discussing Pa.R.A.P. 311 and 341 ) . We respectfully disagree . This Court has held that orders filed subsequent to a divorce decree may be appealable when entered. See Danz v. Danz , 947 A.2d 750, 751 n.1 (Pa. Super. 2008) ( holding that an order refusing to open or vacate divorce decree wa s a f inal and appealable order ); Dalessio v. Dalessio , 805 A.2d 1250 , 1252 n.2 (Pa. Super. 2002) ( concluding that an order entered after the parties’ divorce decree was entered and after all economic claims were resolved was a final and appealable order). Inst antly, the parties were divorced on July 16, 2010. Divorce Decree, 7/16/10. The order at issue was filed over ten years later on March 22, 2021. Because no other claims are outstanding, Husband’s appeal is properly before this Court. See, e.g. , Danz , 947 A.2d at 751 n.1.

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- 4 - does not call for any interest to either party for an y reason and further, at no time during the [hearing s] was [interest ] ever discussed or ever debated upon. 2. Did the [trial] court violate [Husband’s] rights to due process under Amendment Five of the Constitution by ordering him to pay 50% of his equity in said property to [Wife] when equity was never requested by [Wife], equity was never ordered by the [trial] court [in its] October 24, 2018 court order, [ the parties’ marriage] settlement agreement does not call for any equity to [Wife] for any re ason and further, at no time during the [hearings] was this matter ever discussed or ever debated upon. 3. Did the [trial] court violate [Husband’s rights] to due process under Amendment Five of the Constitution by ordering its broad power of equity and juri sdiction offered by 23 Pa.C.S. [§] 3323(f) and thereby supervise the sale of [the] Sheepskin Hollow Road P roperty when [trial court] knew from realtor, Ron Richards[’] testimony, the problem with the previous offer to purchase was due to [Wife’s] lack of r esponsibility to properly negotiate the sale price [and Wife’s] total disregard for [Husband’s] ownership and equity in said property. 4. Did the [trial] court violate [Husband’s rights] to due process under Amendment Five of the Constitution by ordering [Wi fe] control over various aspects of the sale of said [property] when the [parties’ marriage ] settlement agreement clearly states said property belongs to [Husband]. Husband’s Brief at 7, 19
- 20 (formatting altered). We summarize Husband’s arguments together, as they are related. Husband contends the trial court erred by awarding interest on the amount he owes to Wife
. See, e.g. , id. at 16. Husband similarly asserts that the trial court improperly awarded 50% of the equity from the sale o f the Sheepskin Hollow Road P roperty to Wife , when the parties’ marriage settlement agreement provide d that only Husband owned the Sheepskin Hollow Road

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Property . Id. at 18 - 19. Husband apparently argues that the record did not support the trial court’s decision to exercise its equitable power to supervise the sale of the Sheepskin Hollow Road P roperty. Id. at 19 - 2 1. As a preliminary matter, this Court has stated: While this court is wil ling to liberally construe materials filed by a pro se litigant, we note that appellant is not entitled to any particular advantage because [ he ] lacks legal training. As our Supreme Court has explained, any layperson choosing to represent [ himself ] in a l egal proceeding must, to some reasonable extent, assume the risk that [ his ] lack of expertise and legal training will prove [ his ] undoing. Branch Banking & Trust v. Gesiorski , 904 A.2d 939, 942 (Pa. Super. 2006) (citation omitted and formatting altered ). “The Rules of Appellate Procedure state unequivocally that each question an appellant raises is to be supported by discussion and analysis of pertinent authority.” Eichman v. McKeon , 824 A.2d 305, 319 (Pa. Super. 2003) (citations omitted); see also Pa.R.A .P. 2119. “When issues are not properly raised and developed in briefs, when the briefs are wholly inadequate to present specific issues for review, a Court will not consider the merits thereof.” Gesiorski , 904 A.2d at 942
- 43 (citation s omitted). “We shall not develop an argument for an appellant, nor shall we scour the record to find evidence to support an argument; instead, we will deem [the] issue to be waived.” Milby v. Pote , 189 A.3d 1065, 1079 (Pa. Super. 2018) (citation omitted). With respe ct to the merits, by way of background, Section 3502 (e) of the Divorce Code permits the trial court to supervise the sale of a property in

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order to enforce a marital settlement agreement: (e) Powers of the court. — If, at any time, a party has failed to comp ly with an order of equitable distribution, as provided for in this chapter or with the terms of an agreement as entered into between the parties, after hearing, the court may, in addition to any other remedy available under this part, in order to effect c ompliance with its order: * * * (4) order and direct the transfer or sale of any property required in order to comply with the court’s order . . . . 23 Pa.C.S. § 3502(e) ; see also Osial v. Cook , 803 A.2d 209, 215 (Pa. Super. 2002) ( holding that the wife was entitled to statutory interest in connection with the parties’ marital settlement agreement). Further, the trial court has broad equitable powers to enforce a marital settlement agreement : (f) Equity power and jurisdiction of the court. — In al l matrimonial causes, the court shall have full equity power and jurisdiction and may issue injunctions or other orders which are necessary to protect the interests of the parties or to effectuate the purposes of this part and may grant such other relief o r remedy as equity and justice require against either party or against any third person over whom the court has jurisdiction and who is involved in or concerned with the disposition of the cause. 23 Pa.C.S. § 3323(f) ; see also Annechino v. Joire , 946 A.2d 121, 124 (Pa. Super. 2008) (holding that Section 3323(f) may be used to enforce a marital settlement agreement )
. In equity matters, appellate review is based on a determination by the appellate court of such questions as whether: (1) sufficient eviden ce supports the findings of the judge; (2) the factual inferences and legal conclusions based on those findings are correct; (3) there has been an abuse of discretion or an error of law. Generally, in an appeal from a trial court sitting in equity, the st andard of review is rigorous. The function of this Court on

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an appeal from an adjudication in equity is not to substitute its view for that of the lower tribunal; our task is rather to determine whether a judicial mind, on due consideration of all the evi dence, as a whole, could reasonably have reached the conclusion of that tribunal. Hess v. Gebhard & Co. , 808 A.2d 912, 920 (Pa. 2002) (citations omitted and formatting altered). Instantly, we have carefully reviewed Husband’s brief and find the defects to be substantial. Husband fails to develop any of his arguments by applying any legal principles to his case. See Pa.R.A.P. 2119(a) ; Gesiorski , 904 A.2d at 942
- 43 . Significantly, Husband’s brief does not contain citations to, or appropriate ana lyses of, any legal authority. See Pa.R.A.P. 2119(a); Eichman , 824 A.2d at 319. Although we liberally construe Husband’s pro se brief, we are barred from acting as his counsel and developing his arguments. See Milby , 189 A.3d at 1079. Because Husband waived his issues, we affirm. See id. ; see also King I , 1891 MDA 2018 at 3 - 4 (concluding Husband waived his issues due to , inter alia , deficient brief ). Regardless, even if Husband properly developed his claims of error, we would affirm on the bas is of the trial court’s reasoning and agree with the trial court that it had the authority under Section 3323 to award interest on the unpaid amount Husband owed to Wife. See 23 Pa.C.S. § 3323(f); Trial Ct. Op. at 9 - 10 ; see also Osial , 803 A.2d at 215. W e also agree with the trial court’s reasoning that it properly exercised its equitable authority under Section 3323(f) to supervise the sale of the Sheepskin Hollow Property and

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award Wife a 50% share of the net proceeds due to Husband’s noncompliance with the marital settlement agreement. See Trial Ct. Op. at 8
- 9 ; 23 Pa.C.S. § 3323(f). For these reasons, we affirm. Order affirmed.
Judgment Entered.

Joseph D. Seletyn, Esq. Prothonotary

Date: 01 /19/2022Circulated 01/07/2022 02:13 PM

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. F o ll o w i n g th e fi l i n g o f th i s ap p e a l , th i s c o u rt i s s u e d an o r d e r o n A p ri l 2 1 , 2 0 2 1 , w h i c h d i r e c t e d M r. Ki n g t o r e q u e s t a n y r e q u i r e d tra n s c ri p t s a n d s u b m i t th e r e q u i r e d p ay m e n t. M r. Ki n g d i d s o . T h e A p ri l 2 1 , 2 0 2 1 O r d e r d i d n o t d i r e c t M r. Ki n g t o fi l e a Co n c i s e S t a te m e n t . I n P e nn s y l v an i a , th e fai l ur e t o ti m e l y fi l e a c o n c i s e s t at e m e n t r e s u lt s i n a w ai v e r o f a n y cl ai m s o n ap p e a l. H o w e v e r , n o n c o mp l i an c e m ay b e e x c u s e d i f th e tri a l c o u rt o r d e r d i r e c ti n g th e fi l i n g o f a Ru l e 1 9 2 5 c o n c i s e s t at e m e n t fai l s t o c o mp l y w i th th e l a n g u a g e i n Ru l e 1 9 2 5 ( b ) ( 3 ) ( i i i )

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h v . B u s h , 2 0 1 8 P A S u p e r 2 7 1 , 1 9 7 A. 3 d 2 8 5 ( 2 0 1 8 )
. B e c au s e th i s c o u rt ' s O r d e r d at e d A p ri l 2 1 , 2 0 2 1 , d i d n o t d i r e c t M r. Ki n g t o fil e a C o n c i s e S t at e m e n t , an d b e c au s e th e r e w e r e n o o th e r o r d e r s r e l ati n g t o th i s ap p e a l , M r. Ki n g ' s Co n c i s e S t a te m e n t w a s fi l e d o n h i s
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. § § 3 3 2 3 ( f) , a n d th e r e fo r e i s n o t ap p e a l ab l e u n ti l fi n a l d i s p o s i ti o n o f th e c a s e . T h e r e fo r e , M r. Ki n g ' s ap p e a l
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. 

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. A c c o r d i n g t o M r . Ki n g , h i s ri g h t s w e r e v i o l at e d
w h e n th e c o u rt :

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. O r d e r e d th e P l ai n ti ff t o o r g a n i z e th e ap p rai s a l an d s e p ti c t e s t ;
c . O r d e r e d e q u a l d i s tri b u ti o n o f th e fi n a l p ro c e e d s o n th e s a l e a ft e r a ll d e b t s w e r e
s e ttl e d ; an d d
. O r d e r e d th e P l ai n ti ff t o r e c e i v e i n t e r e s t o n th e $ 3 6 , 1 4 3
. 6 7 o w e d t o h e r fo ll o w i n g th e O c t o b e r 2 4 , 2 0 1 8 O r d e r. 

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. § 3 3 2 3 ( f) , wri ti n g :

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" [ a ] n y o th e r m att e r s p e rt ai n i n g t o th e m arri a g e an d d i v o r c e .. . au th o ri z e d b y l a w a n d w h i c h fai rl y a n d e x p e d i ti o u s l y m ay b e d e t e rmi n e d a n d d i s p o s e d o f i n s u c h a c ti o n . " 2 3 P a . C
. S
. A. § 3 1 0 4 ( a ) ( l ) , ( a ) ( 5 )
. S i m i l arl y , o n e c a n g l e a n th e l e g i s l ati v e i n t e n t b y v i e w i n g s e c ti o n 3 3 2 3 ( f) o f th e D i v o r c e C o d e . S e c ti o n 3 3 2 3 ( f) e x p r e s s l y au th o ri z e s th e c o u rt t o e n t e r o r d e r s r e q u i ri n g e i th e r p arty t o a c t o r r e fr ai n fr o m a c ti n g a s e q u i ty a n d j u s ti c e r e q u i r e . 2 3 P a. C
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e c tu at e e c o n o m i c j u s ti c e a n d i n s ur e th e fai r an d j u s t s e ttl e m e n t o f th e p arti e s ' p ro p e rty ri g h t s . 2 3 P a . C
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. A n n e c h i n o v . Jo i re , 2 0 0 8 P A S u p e r 5 0 , 9 4 6 A. 2 d 1 2 1 , 1 2 4 ( P a . S u p e r. 2 0 0 8 )
. A ll fo u r o f th e c o u rt ' s a c ti o n s i n th e M ar c h 1 7 , 2 0 2 1 , O r d e r w i th w h i c h M r . Ki n g t ak e s i s s u e w e r e p ro p e rl y o r d e r e d thr o u g h o u r b ro a d e n fo r c e m e n t p o w e r s a s s e t fo rth i n 2 3 P a . C. S
. § 3 3 2 3 ( )
. T h e y w e r e a l s o n e c e s s ary t o p ro t e c t M r s . S e v ill e ' s i n t e r e s t s , t o e ff e c tu at e e c o n o mi c j u s ti c e , a n d t o i n s u r e th e fai r an d j u s t s e ttl e m e n t o f th e p arti e s ' p ro p e rty ri g h t s . L a s tl y , th e y w e r e
n e c e s s ary t o e n fo r c e th i s c o u rt ' s p ri o r o r d e r s .

a . T h e u n d e r ta ki n g o f s u p e rv i s i o n o f th e s a l e b y th e C o u r t . A t th e h e ari n g o n M ar c h 9 , 2 0 2 1 , th e c o u rt h e ar d t e s ti m o n y fr o m R o n a l d R i c h ar d s
r e g ar d i n g th e p ri o r att e mp t t o s e ll th e S h e e p s ki n H o ll o w P ro p e rty . M r. Ri c h ar d s t e s ti fi e d th at h e h a d b e e n a r e a l e s t at e b ro k e r fo r th i rty - t w o ( 3 2 ) y e ar s 3 , an d th at h e h a d b e e n i n v o l v e d i n th e i n i ti a l l i s ti n g o f th e S h e e p s ki n H o ll o w P ro p e rty p u r s u an t t o c o u rt o r d e r . M r . Ri c h ar d s t e s ti fi e d th at h e fe lt th e i n i ti a l l i s ti n g p ri c e o f $ 7 9 , 0 0 0
. 0 0 w a s t o o h i g h , b u t th at a g r e e d t o l i s t at th at p ri c e fo ll o w i n g a c o n v e r s ati o n w i th M r . Ki n g a n d M r . Ki n g ' s P o w e r o f A tt o rn e y , D an i e l S i p e s . M r . R i c h ar d s fu rth e r t e s ti fi e d th at h e fe l t th e ap p ro p ri at e l i s ti n g p ri c e w a s $ 6 0 , 0 0 0 , a n d th at h e d i d
r e c e i v e o n e o ff

e r fo r $ 6 0 , 0 0 0 , b u t i t fe ll ap art fo r r e a s o n s u nkn o wn t o h i m . 6 M r. R i c h ar d s a l s o t e s ti fi e d th at , i n a ll o f h i s d e a l i n g s w i th M r s . S e v ill e , s h e h a d b e e n c o o p e rati v e , an d th at s h e h a d
a g r e e d t o a s a l e p ri c e o f $ 6 0 , 0 0 0
. 7 O n c ro s s - e x am i n ati o n , M r. R i c h ar d s t e s ti fi e d th at h e b e l i e v e d

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c o o p e rati o n t o g e t i t s o l d " , h e n o l o n g e r w a n t e d t o b e i n v o l v e d i n th e s a l e o f th e p ro p e rty a ft e r th e l i s ti n g e x p i r e d
. 9
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o v e r s e e th e s a l e . F o ll o w i n g th e F e b ru ary a n d M ar c h h e ari n g s , a n d a ft e r o b s e rv i n g th e d e m e a n o r
o f th e l i ti g an t s a n d m aki n g o ur c r e d i b i l i ty d e t e rmi n ati o n s , w e attri b u t e d th e fai l ur e o f th e s a l e o f th e p ro p e rty p ri m ari l y t o M r. Ki n g . M r. Ki n g ap p ar e n tl y h a d a d i ff e r e n t v i e w o f w h at c o n s ti tu t e s
a fai r a s ki n g p ri c e , a n d ap p ar e n tl y i n s tru c t e d M r. S i p e s t o n e g o ti at e a w ay fr o m a fai r o ff e r. W h e r e M r s . S e v ill e w a s fu ll y c o o p e rati v e i n th e att e mp t s at s a l e , M r. Ki n g w a s n o t. I n o r d e r t o p ro t e c t th e i n t e r e s t s o f th e p arti e s , e ff e c tu at e e c o n o m i c j u s ti c e , a n d i n s ur e th e fai r a n d j u s t
s e ttl e m e n t o f th e p arti e s ' p ro p e rty ri g h t s , th e c o u rt b e li e v e d i t n e c e s s ary t o s u p e rv i s e th e s a l e . b . T h e r e q u i r e m e n t fo r P l a i n t i ff , r a t h e r t h a n D e fe n d a n t , t o a r r a n g e t h e s e p t i c
s y s t e m i n s p e c t i o n a n d a p p r a i s a l . M r. Ki n g s t at e d i n c o rr e c tl y i n h i s Co n c i s e S t a te m e n t th at th e M ar c h 1 7 , 2 0 2 1 , O r d e r
a ll o w s M r s . S e v ill e " c o n tro l " o v e r or d e ri n g th e ap p rai s a l a n d th e s e p ti c t e s t. T h e M ar c h 1 7 , 2 0 2 1 , O r d e r d i d n o t g i v e an y l e v e l o f c o n tro l t o M r s . S e v ill e o v e r th e ap p rai s a l a n d s e p ti c t e s t. T h i s c o u rt o r d e r e d Ja s o n R a m s e y S e p ti c S e rv i c e t o c o mp l e t e th e i n s p e c ti o n o f th e s e p ti c s y s t e m
an d o r d e r e d th e p arti e s t o s u b m i t t w o s u i t ab l e ap p rai s e r s e a c h , an d w e w o u l d s e l e c t a n ap p rai s e r fr o m th at l i s t. I n o th e r w o r d s , n e i th e r M r. Ki n g n o r M r s . S e v ill e h a v e a n y s u b s t an ti v e c o n tro l
o v e r th e c h o i c e o f th e ap p rai s e r n o r th e s e p ti c s y s t e m i n s p e c ti o n . M r s . S e v ill e , a s p art o wn e r , an d

8 I d. at 2 5 , I n . 2 4
. 9 I d. at 1 3 , I n . . 2 4 t o p . 1 4 , I n . 3
. 7th e o n l y o w n e r at l i b e rty , i s m e r e l y r e s p o n s i b l e fo r e n s uri n g th e y t ak e p l a c e a n d m aki n g th e

i n i ti a l p ay m e n t fo r th e m . T h e r e a s o n fo r M r s . S e v ill e ' s i n v o l v e m e n t at th i s l e v e l w a s M r. Ki n g ' s r e p e at e d a s s e rti o n
o f h i s o wn i n d i g e n c e a n d ap p ar e n t i n ab i l i ty t o p ay th e fe e s fo r th e ap p rai s a l a n d s e p ti c i n s p e c ti o n . " T h u s , th e M ar c h 1 7 , 2 0 2 1 , O r d e r r e q u i r e d M r s . S e v i l l e t o p ay fo r th e ap p r ai s a l a n d
s e p ti c s y s t e m t e s t , w h i c h i n tu m n e c e s s ari l y r e q u i r e s h e r t o b e at l e a s t s o m e w h at i n v o l v e d i n th e i n s p e c ti o n an d ap p rai s a l p ro c e s s . F urth e rm o r e , th e M r. Ki n g i s c u rr e n tl y i n c ar c e rat e d a n d i s
a c ti n g o n th i s m att e r th ro u g h M r. S i p e s . 1 1 M r. Ki n g ' s i n c ar c e rati o n a n d cl ai m s o f i n d i g e n c e h a v e p ro v e n , at e v e ry j u n c tu r e , t o b e a n o b s t a cl e i n e ff e c tu ati n g th i s s a l e . T h i s d e c i s i o n b y th e c o u rt i s
n o t m e a n t t o o c cl u d e M r. Ki n g fr o m b e i n g i n v o l v e d i n th e s a l e o f th e p r o p e rty . It i s m e r e l y m e a n t t o a ll o w fo r s c h e d u l i n g t o e ff e c tu at e o f t w o c ri ti c a l a c ti o n s n e c e s s ary fo r e v e n l i s ti n g th i s p ro p e rty fo r s a l e w h i c h w e h a v e h a s al r e a d y o r d e r e d mu s t t ak e p l a c e .

c . T h e e q u a l d i s t r i b u ti o n o f p r o c e e d s a f t e r a ll d e b t s a r e s e t t l e d . T h e S h e e p s ki n H o ll o w P ro p e rty w a s o r d e r e d t o b e s o l d o n O c t o b e r 2 4 , 2 0 1 8 , t o p ay a d e b t i n c u rr e d b y M r s . S e v ill e d u e t o M r. Ki n g ' s fai l ur e t o ab i d e b y th e m arri a g e s e ttl e m e n t
a g r e e m e n t an d c o n ti n u e p ay m e n t s o n a l i n e o f c r e d i t. M r s . S e v ill e t e s ti fi e d at th e o ri g i n a l h e ari n g th at s h e h a d n o t b e e n p r e s e n t e d w i th a d e e d t o s i g n fo r th e S h e e p s ki n H o ll o w P ro p e rty , w h e r e a s M r. Ki n g cl ai m e d th at s h e h a d " u n cl e a n h a n d s " fo r fa il i n g t o s i g n . A ft e r h e ari n g th e p arti e s t e s ti fy an d fo ll o w i n g a c r e d i b i li ty d e t e rm i n ati o n s , th i s c o u rt fo u n d th at M r. Ki n g h a d fai l e d t o

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a n d i t w a s u p h e l d b y th e S u p e ri o r C o u rt . '
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e c o n o m i c l o s s t o M r s . S e v i ll e . M r . Ki n g ' s fai l u r e t o p r e s e n t th e d e e d t o M r s . S e v ill e r e s u lt e d i n M r s . S e v ill e r e t ai n i n g b o th o wn e r s h i p a n d r e s p o n s i b i l i ty o v e r th e S h e e p s ki n H o ll o w P ro p e rty , a s
s h e i s s till n a m e d o n th e d e e d
. A c c o r d i n g t o r e a lt o r M r . R i c h ar d s , " W h e n h e r n a m e i s o n th e d e e d , s h e s c o n s i d e r e d p art o w n e r. " !
T h e r e fo r e , M r s . S e v ill e o wn s h a l f o f th e S h e e p s ki n H o ll o w P ro p e rty . H e r n am e i s o n th e d e e d , th e r e fo r e s h e h a s a ri g h t t o b e i n v o l v e d i n th e s a l e . T h i s i s e n ti r e l y th e r e s u lt o f M r. Ki n g ' s fai l ur e t o ab i d e b y th e m arri a g e s e ttl e m e n t a g r e e m e n t. B e c au s e M r s . S e v ill e ' s i n t e r e s t i n th e S h e e p s ki n H o ll o w P ro p e rty i s e q u a l t o M r. Ki n g ' s , M r s . S e v ill e i s r e s p o n s i b l e fo r fi fty - p e r c e n t ( 5 0 % ) o f th e c o s t s a s s o c i at e d w i th th e s a l e o f th e p ro p e rty , an d s h e i s e n ti tl e d t o fi fty - p e r c e n t ( 5 0 % ) o f th e p ro c e e d s o f th e s a l e a ft e r d e b t s ar e p ai d
. d . T h e i n t e r e s t o n t h e o r i g i n a l $ 3 6 , 1 4 3 . 6 7 , b e g i n n i n g O c t o b e r 2 4 , 2 0 1 8 . M r. Ki n g w a s o r d e r e d t o s e ll th e S h e e p s ki n H o ll o w P ro p e rty o n O c t o b e r 2 4 , 2 0 1 8
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