Order of Events for Divorce and Real Estate – Help Please.
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Order of Events for Divorce and Real Estate – Help Please.
I am getting divorced and want to keep the house. My wife has agreed. What is the order of the events to get my wife off the mortgage, off the title, re-finance, home-equity line of credit, Quick-claims, etc…. This is all so cumbersome and I do not know how to get the process started.
Asked on June 6, 2009 under Family Law, Pennsylvania
Answers:
MD, Member, California Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 15 years ago | Contributor
You hire a lawyer -- that is how you get the process started. You simply cannot just get her off the mortgage -- the mortgage company won't allow that -- you need to consider buying her out or refinancing or something. That will also help with the title transfer (quit claim or otherwise). You also have to consider other things -- stuff in the house (are they marital or non marital assets?), vehicles, bank accounts, stocks, life insurance, pensions, retirement accounts, etc.
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