Because the Edgecliff property is already In the hands of the Receiver'.. ( that is,, it has already been adjudged as being no longer under the control of Melissa, or any of her family, it is , like evidence, the property of the court ) the Grimleys are in the uncomfy position of arguing with a matter already decided.
They are objecting to the Edgecliff place being wholly made a part of Melissa's spurious scheme. Their position is, they bunged in $ 1 mill for it, way back in time. The Court says, well. .. prove it. And even if they did do that, it still has to be adjudicated as to whether that means they are entitled to keep the place.. They may get a percentage, like the investors, of their money back,, 2 cents in the dollar if all goes smoothly.. ( Highly unlikely at this stage ) ..
That won't be happening, due to the investors claims.
As it stands, unless the Grims can front up with indisputable evidence that they transacted with Melissa a $1 mill share of the cost , originally, ( and this is on paper that Melissa did not put the parents $1 mill contribution down as the deposit, she borrowed almost the entire cost ) to have them on the title as part share owners.. it's game over.
She certainly did them over like a duck dinner, that's for sure, and not for the first time, either.
