Legal Question in Real Estate Law in Florida

Re: Real-estate in a divorce

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You have the same rights to the house that he does. He cannot bar you from the house. Unless he can refinance the house, there is no way that the lender will release your name from the obligation to repay the loan (take your name off the mortgage). If you and he cannot reach an amicable resolution, then you will need to either agree to sell the house or file a suit for partition.

Scott R. Jay, Esq.