Legal Question in Family Law in Indiana
Selling the house after divorce
I was divorced Dec 2006 and we still have a mortgage together. He is still living in the house, but I'm wanting my name off this morgage. What are our options without either of us hurting financially?
1 Answer from Attorneys
Re: Selling the house after divorce
This issue should have been resolved during the divorce, not after. You are completely at his mercy. You can ask him to try to refinance the mortgage or ask him to sell the house. You can write to the mortgage company and ask them to release you from the mortgage, but I doubt that they will.
If you had an attorney for the divorce you should ask the attorney why this issue was not taken care of as part of the divorce. Perhaps he can modify the decree by agreement, or by Motion and obtain an order requiring your ex to refinance or sell the house within a certain time period.