Q: Does he have any rights to my house? Should I file a lien and how much does that cost?
My house was getting foreclosed on. My dad and brother came together and got me enough money to not lose it. I am in the process now of getting my ex to sign the deed papers to get his name of it so I can make sure he is not entitled to anything nor has any say so. My kids father has not lived there in almost 10 years, has not paid any bills on said house and is about $100,000 in back child support. He is giving me a hard time with the papers and won’t sign them unless I sign a paper he wrote up in 5 minutes that basically says he is giving me $150,000 which is his half of the house (which I don’t know where he gets that number from) and that it is not a gift but as a loan and it will be paid back to him in a timely manner. I need to figure out
1.) Is there a certain amount of time I have before I have to file the deed of my house with the county?
2.) Is he entitled to anything from said house?
3.) Should I file a lien to protect my family and their money and how much?
Thank you
A: There are a lot of moving parts here and a lot at stake. Respectfully, with all the people and assets involved this is not an issue that can be resolved in an online forum. I strongly advise you to seek the advice of an attorney to sort it all out.
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