Q: Can my husband be sued by the bank in PR, for my mother in-laws failure to pay her mortgage? We live in the US.
My father in-law passed away last September and for reasons unknown my mother in-law stopped paying her mortgage. The bank has filed a lawsuit against her, but has also named my husband and his two brothers in the suit. I am not familiar with the laws in Puerto Rico but fail to see how we can be held financially responsible for the debt they incur or fail to pay. My husband hasn't lived in PR for 25 years and his name isn't on the house, can you please explain how they have legal grounds to sue us for someone else's debt ?
A: You should ask this question in Justia > Ask a Lawyer > Puerto Rico > Foreclosure, because it is a question of Puerto Rican law, not Florida law. But I would guess that he is being sued in case he might claim some interest in the property, not to make him pay. You indicate that you are in the US, but don't forget, Puerto Rico is a U.S. possession.
Barbara Billiot Stage agrees with this answer
A: Your husband likely has an interest as a heir to your father-in-law's estate so they likely have to name each possible heir.
Terrence H Thorgaard agrees with this answer
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