Legal Question in Real Estate Law in Florida

It depends on what the quit claim deed attempted to do, whether or not it was properly executed, delivered, accepted and recorded. If his name was on the mortgage, then he is responsible to pay the loan. This cannot be changed with a quit claim deed. You need to have an attorney look at your documents, and explain what your goal is. A real estate attorney can make sure that you don't end up signing away your interests or rights by mistake.