Legal Question in Family Law in New Jersey

is refinancing your home selling the home to yourself.

Recently divorced. Wife retained house by Quit Claim Deed. She refinanced the house to remove me from the mortgage and now wants me to pay refinance costs. Agreement signed prior to this states that "the parties hereby undertake and agree to hold the other free and harmless of and from any debts or obligations contracted by either party prior to or subsequent to the date of this agreement."

Question 1. When refinancing "Did she sell the property to hersrlf"

Question 2. Am I liable to pay the refinance charges she is stating.


Asked on 7/30/11, 10:48 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Gary Moore Gary Moore Attorney At Law

I believe that the simplist answer your question is that the two of your agreed that the wife would refiance, not both of you. The cost of the refinancing is hers to pay

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Answered on 7/30/11, 11:08 am


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