Legal Question in Family Law in Florida
Is there such thing as amending a divorce decree? My current divorce papers read that the house that was owned jointly would be sold and proceeds, if any, divided 50/50. I have verbally said that my ex-spouse can have the house; however, I need to get my name off the mortgage. The bank says this can only be done unless the divorce papers read he is the sole owner of the home. So...can the divorce papers be amended?
1 Answer from Attorneys
As long as both parties are agreeable, this should not be that complicated, or costly, to have an attorney take care of it. The parties might even want to agree to split the cost.In addition to the attorney's fee, there would be a court charged $50.00 fee to reopen the file.
If the parties fully cooperate, the whole thing should be completed within thirty (30) days.
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