Q: My husband and I are divorced and I am remarried. My ex and I are both on the title and the house is fully paid.
I am left with back property taxes that he will not pay. I want to borrow against the home to pay off delinquent taxes. What are my options. Thank you
A:
To properly evaluate any legal question a lawyer needs a thorough summary of the facts. What you have shared is not much. If you are not clear then the lawyer will no doubt be challenged to give an accurate answer.
It is the same as using the adage for using a computer... “JUNK IN, JUNK OUT”.
when you got a divorce your lawyer should have planned for a contingency like this.
you need to talk to a real estate lawyer and go over divorce decree.
you may be in a position where you have to sell house, pay taxes and divide profits.
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