I was wondering how a ex-wife can take ex husband off of deed/title to house in the state of NY? Is it easy? Does he need to be involved in it? Especially if he has no interest in writing that he don't want house.
2007-07-03 11:07:23 · 9 answers · asked by misymagicg 2 in Business & Finance ➔ Renting & Real Estate
In the case of my divorce, my ex agreed to surrender his interest in the house and only had to sign a quitclaim deed. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quitclaim_deed)
2007-07-03 11:19:59 · answer #1 · answered by rrm38 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The ex-husband would need to give the ex-wife a "quit claim deed."
Depend on the divorce settlement. Did the court award the wife the house?
2007-07-03 11:30:05 · answer #2 · answered by yahweh550 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Since she has a legal interest in the house, you will have to get her to agree to sell her half of the property to you. You can force this by petitioning the court for a partition of the property. be forewarned that the court may, in fact, partition the property by splitting it down the middle, although if there is a single house, that will probably not happen. Under the partition, the court may require the parties to sell in which case, you can buy out her half of the property. See a lawyer for the proper procedures in your state and the financial ramifications. Obviously, you will have to take out a mortgage for the full sale price of the house, paying off the existing mortgage and splitting any proceeds. You may be better off getting her to agree to a quitclaim for her half of the property's value less her half of the balance on the mortgage. A good lawyer will let you know all your options.
2016-05-17 10:53:09 · answer #3 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You would have to sell that person the house or refinance. New DEED, New Document, And New name that you want on the deed
2007-07-03 11:55:39 · answer #4 · answered by Jo 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you can both go to a real estate lawyer and have a quit claim deed done, here in south carolina it costs about $50 bucks. it will remove the other willing party from the deed.
2007-07-03 11:22:15 · answer #5 · answered by audreyanddj 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Call a title company. They may be able to record something for you, depending on the laws of your state. But, if you have a mortgage together, you are both still responsible for it until you refinance or sell, no matter what the divorce decree says.
2007-07-03 11:13:19 · answer #6 · answered by SoShyFyi 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can not simply take his half of the house (which is what you're doing if his name is on the deed) without him knowing about it. I can't tell you exactly what's involved, but if you can't settle it yourselves, you will probably have to sue for it.
2007-07-03 11:15:11 · answer #7 · answered by IGotsFacts! 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
your ex must sell the house to you (for $1.00) and transfer the ownership to you. usually your lawyer will handle the paperwork, do a title search and then file a new deed for you.
2007-07-03 11:13:25 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
He has to turn over his interest to you.
2007-07-03 11:11:38 · answer #9 · answered by ed 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋