Legal Question in Family Law in Georgia

It's pretty apparent from your post that you made a huge (and usually unfixable, since property settlements are not modifiable) mistake, saving a few dolars and not hiring a lawyer, who would have addressed this in the papers. The few dollars you saved then will probably cost you many tens of thousands of dollars, as with that wording you must pay the mortgage and she gets to live in the house and you can't do anything about it. In the outside chance that you are mistaken about the wording, see a lawyer now, but it sounds like you have learned a hugely expensive lesson - hiring a lawyer in a divorce is necessary and often saves money and adversity.

If she was required to pay the mortgage as part of the divorce, she is in contempt of court. You could use this as a basis to file for contempt, asking that you be given possession of the home as a remedy.

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