My friend got an uncontested divorce about 12 years ago after a 17 year marriage. All property was dissolved except the home where he and the kids lived. The only property was the house with no equity and a $130,000 mortgage (value if house). He took her name off the mortgage at that time but not the deed. They had a verbal understanding she didn't want it. Nothing in the PSA. No attorneys involved. He offered her $10,000 recently to get her name off but she said no. She’s in another state but both resided in one state at the time of the divorce. House was bought 8 years before the divorce and within the marriage by both parties.
This situation is exactly why people should hire lawyers to do legal things. With her name on the dead, it will be difficult to get her off the deed unless she agrees. If she doesn't he should see a lawyer to start a partition action which is costly and time consuming.
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