Legal Question in Family Law in Illinois

This is a dangerous situation and you have not given adequate facts for us to help you. Among other things you at the beginning say "we have a home" and at the end say "this [sic] loan was only in my husband's name. I am on the deed." So we can't even figure out who owns the house and who signed the mortgage -- normally a lender will NOT lend against a home unless ALL homeowners sign the mortgage. Assuming, however, that he is the only one who signed the promissory note and you BOTH signed the mortgage, you MAY have a right to "cure" any defaults of his under the note, which means having to pay the loan yourself and then going after him for reimbursement. But here's the point. You've been separated (apparently living separately) for 2.5 years. You have the right to file for divorce, and to have these things worked out, and possibly for him to pay YOUR attorney fees if you can't pay them and he can..... So why are you sitting around with this time bomb on your hands -- you could lose the house. See an attorney!!!!

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