I have a complex divorce. I live in a British Overseas Territory (BOT) but both me and ex are US citizens. We are legally divorced in the BOT but the financial settlement is pending.

We own an investment property in California together still. We are both the only trustees. Behind my back, she kicked out the tenants and has been vacationing there regularly. I pay the mortgage, the tax and the insurance on the property. And I pay her support in the BOT where I have access to our daughter.

Our trial is coming up in the BOT for final financial settlement, but I am told the judge can take up to a year to rule. In the meantime I am paying these costs and have no tenant in the property. She has violated trust law in California, but I struggle to serve her there and trust lawyers advise me that although I have a good case it will cost too much to fight it. I want her blocked from using the house and the right to rent it. I have a BOT court order for her to cooperate but I need to get California to enforce it and I am overwhelmed by attempting that whilst I am fighting all sorts of actions in the BOT (asset freeze, custody, slander, support payments in excess of my monthly income, etc.).

So that is the situation in brief - there are tons of details. What is the best way to get her out of the house and get it rented? She vacations there just enough to make it constructively impossible to rent out i.e. every couple months - all on my dime. And also do I need to start now to plan to fight the BOT order to sell the house in the settlement if so ordered? I expect the court will order this house sold because it is our main marital asset BY FAR (house has gotten very valuable).

What am I not considering? What advice do you have for me? I realize it is a very complex situation.

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