Legal Question in Real Estate Law in Virginia

The mortgage loan for our home is in my wifes name only. The deed is in both our names. Am i liable for the mortgage payment should we divorce or separate?


Asked on 11/18/16, 3:58 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Michael Hendrickson Law Office Michael E. Hendrickson

Yes, (in my opinion), since if you refused to accept responsibility for

your equitable share of this mortgage, a judge in divorce proceedings

could order you to pay it as part of the final decree based upon

your ownership of this property as evidenced in this particular deed.

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Answered on 11/25/16, 10:26 am


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