Ziyad v. El-Amin
Annotate this CaseKarim Ziyad and Fatima El-Amin were divorced in 2009, and Ziyad was awarded a certain residential property. To hold El-Amin harmless from the indebtedness on that property, Ziyad was ordered to refinance the debt in his own name within six months or to sell the property to pay off the debt. He failed to do either of these things, and so, in 2012, El-Amin filed a motion for contempt. After a hearing, the trial court found Ziyad in contempt, ordered him to put the property up for sale without delay. In addition, the court ordered Ziyad to make payments toward the principal of the debt until the property was sold or the debt was otherwise repaid. Ziyad appealed, contending that the trial court improperly modified the final decree when it ordered him to pay down the principal. The Supreme Court disagreed with his contention, and affirmed the trial court's order.
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