If there was no final judgment there was no divorce.
If you serve your spouse and he/she refuses to sign, you may be able to win your divorce by default. Divorce by default happens when the person served fails to respond to the legal documents.
Your answer depends on where the judgement was filed. That authority will give you the answer you seek.
In the majority of US states a judgment holder can execute a judgment in several ways. The preferred method is wage garnishment, other options for the judgment creditor would be; bank account levy or seizure and sale of unexempt personal property or a lien against real property owned by the judgment debtor.
Then the lender can proceed collection efforts, which can lead up to a lawsuit, a judgment, wage garnishment, or lien on your property.
What happens to an inheritance in a divorce or separation depends on the terms of the inheritance. If the inheritance states that marriage is a factor, then the married couple will likely inherit the property since it is a common asset.
States establish the type and amount of real and personal property belonging to the debtor that can be attached by creditor judgment. In most states a judgment can be executed as a wage garnishment or bank account levy or lien against real property or seizure and liquidation of non exempt property belonging to the debtor.
It will go into the probate process. The assets and debts will be resolved according to the will or the intestacy laws.
The landlord then called the Sheriff's office or Constable to have you ejected from the property.
The responsibility for marital debt is determined in the divorce decree. Debt, property, maintenance, custody, disposition of assets -- all are open for discussion and negotiation, and should be resolved and included in the final paperwork.
That property should be made a part of the divorce negotiations. The attorneys should be made aware of the trust so a decision can be made between the parties or by the court as to the disposition of the property.
If you have had a judgment entered against you and have not paid, the prevailing party can request that the court garnish wages or property in order to pay the judgment entered against you. -J
An ex-wife, unless specifically named in a will created after the divorce, is not entitled to anything.