if my ex-wife forged my signature on a purchase of property document what can i do about it?

Question

Sorry, I'm in the Uk. Went to court on Tuesday as there was a huge financial dispute after our divorce. Her mother has put a claim on the house - she put money in but at the time said it was a gift in order to avoid inheritance tax.

They both now say that it was agreed that she would have a 40% claim in the property.

Only evidence provided was a few scribbled notes on a convenyancing file and this particular document which is on solicitor's headed paper and entitled Istructions - purchase of property. Shows all three of our names and three signatures at the bottom. One is hers, one is her mothers and the other they both swore under oath is mine. BUT IT'S NOT!!!!

I didn't have a solicitor as my legal aid was pulled on Friday and no money to finance (or find one) at such short notice - it was a bank holiday on Monday.

Basically, their barristers ripped me to shreds and I lost everything and walk away with about £50,000 debts - most of which was spent on the house + their cost

Answer 1

forgery is a felony
press charges then sue her

(paralegal)

Answer 2

Ex Wife Forged My Signature

Answer 3

The real question is what do you NEED to do about it?

Your wife has committed a fraud, but it is not your responsibility to initiate any enforcement actions. You do need to make sure that your signature is invalidated, especially if it commits you to a contractual agreement of any kind or uses your credit to guarantee her compliance in any way.

You can start by sending a notarized statement to each of the other parties in the transaction stating that the signature on the document is not genuine. This does two things: it notifies all interested parties about the situation and it provides each of them with a notarized signature that can be used for comparison. If the other parties act on your letter, it may be sufficient in and of itself.

How good is the forgery? If it's poor enough that even and untrained eye can see the obvious differences, I don't think you will have any problem at all.

Answer 4

It depends, it's hard to prove something was forged if she faxed it or mailed it in. I know at a closing, they ask for I.D., unless she has a special power of attorney. If not, then you can ask to sign a quit claim deed to get you off the deed so that you are not responsible for the bill, and if she will not do that, then sue her. If you are the primary on the loan, this will be hard and messy because the primary holds the responsibility. But if she is on the note as joint primary , just agree to quit claim it.

Answer 5

I'd get a second opinion from a lawyer. There is no way it is legal for a spouse to forge another's signature. I think those cops just didn't want to deal with what they see as a domestic dispute.

Answer 6

Swear out an affadavit, attesting to the fact that it is not your signature and was forged without your knowledge or consent.

Then either go to the buyer or seller, or to court, depending on what the state of the transaction is and deal with it. You also have an option of swearing out an arrest warrant and taking her to court for fraud and whatever other criminal charges might apply.

Answer 7

Go to the police and bring any Prof that you have and press charges against her, what she has done is committed Freud that could get you into a lot of trouble, so take action and do it now, if you let her away with this then you will be the one that gets into the s**t and she will walk away Scot free..

Answer 8

For the document to be legally binding it would have to have been notarized. If it WAS notarized and you DIDNT sign it you can sue both the ex and the notary. The notary is supposed to ask for id and verify the identity of the parties involved. Do not take this sitting down!

Answer 9

If you want the property take it away from her...but if not..just go to the police and filled out an report...that way she wont do it again...because that's a felony..by using a name that its not hers...or sue her...and report identity theft, so that way she wont do anything else...and change everything..like bank accounts, and specially your signature

Answer 10

see a good solicitor and take her to court for fraud. Believe me, if you were a woman asking this question of her ex-husband - everyone would be telling her to do the same. Works both ways!

Answer 11

You go to the escrow company and lender to tell them you did not give consent to the purchase and your signature was forged. These outfits will take legal action if necessary.