What to do if a co-owner has judgments and you want to refiance?

What to do if a co-owner has judgments and you want to refiance?

I want to refinance. My wife is on the deed but not the current mortgage or refinance. She has 3 Judgements against her for medical bills totaling approximatelt $2400. The office worker at the County Clerks Office, without much confidence, said that all judgments are automatically attached to the property and would come up during a title search. I can search the court records online and I see the results of all court action on the cases, but nothing specifically says that there was a judgment placing a lien on the house. Will her judgments come up during a title search forcing us to deplete our savings to pay them off before closing (we are making payments on them)?

Asked on November 30, 2012 under Bankruptcy Law, Virginia

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