Q: Can I take my ex wife back to court to get my name taken off the mortgage?
My divorce was final in April last year and my ex refuses to see if she would qualify fopr a loan assumption even though I am willing to pay for it. SInce I had to sign the deed over to her, I want my name off the mortgage so my debt to income ratio will come down. Can I take her back to court to either force her to file for an assumption or force the sale of the house?
A: Read your Court Decree. If the mortgage is not addressed then you have no leverage to force her to refinance. If you deeded it to her then you own nothing and have no right to a partition sale. However you are still obligated on the note.
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