Legal Question in Family Law in Florida

Re: Own home with soon-to-be-ex and need to get rid of debt. How simple is this?

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Unless the lender will voluntarily agree to have your name removed from the mortgage, the only way to have your name removed is to have your wife either sell the property and pay off the mortgage or for her to refinance the mortgage and pay the original mortgage. Remember that the mortgage company is not a party to the dissolution and is not bound by any decision made by the court in the dissolution.

Scott R. Jay, Esq., 305-249-8000