Q: Divorce court said he needed to take me off the home. He never did. The house is about to foreclose.
I don’t have the money to fly to Oregon and get another lawyer to force him to refinance. I also learned he put the home in forbearance while the divorce was still processing. So now he has to either pay back 30 grand before he can refinance OR have me agree to sign papers to put that money on the back of the loan so that he can refinance and take my name off the house. This was a very BAD divorce that took years. Domestic violence and a ton of threats. I do NOT trust him to refinance after the fact. He is also doing illegal activities and I don’t want to be liable for it while awaiting the refinance. Can I just file bankruptcy and get my name off that house and all the ridiculous debts from the divorce? I really need an answer and I cannot afford to fly across the US to deal with court in Oregon. In the meantime since my name is still on that house and he gets raided will I be liable?
A: You need to consult your divorce attorney and move to hold him in contempt in the divorce case. He will likely have to hold you harmless on the debt regardless.
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