Legal Question in Real Estate Law in Michigan

I divorced my exwife in August 2009. She signed a quit claim deed to the house at the time of the divorce. In 2010, I did a short sale on the house because I could not keep up on the mortgage payments. Now because of an agreement between Citibank and federal banking regulators to resilve the Independent Foreclosure Review, I have received a check which also has her name on it. Does she have any claim to this money?


Asked on 4/16/13, 9:46 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Timothy Klisz Klisz Law Office, PLLC

If you were entitled to the house in the divorce judgment, then it makes sense that any proceeds (like this one) should be yours. Ask for her signature and if not, ask them to reissue the check to you only (based on showing them the Judgment). If not, you would have to head back to Court to force the issue via motion.

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Answered on 4/16/13, 8:01 pm


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