Legal Question in Real Estate Law in Pennsylvania

Re: remove name from title

What needs to happen is that she executes a quit claim deed. Then you would file that deed with the recorder of deeds.

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Re: remove name from title

Perhaps the divorce lawyer, if you or your wife had one, could prepare the deed for your wife to give up her interest in the house.

If a deed is not recorded, then the rest of world regards the property as still being owned by both of you. Creditors of your wife could get judgments that would affect the property. If her name is still on the last recorded deed, she could also seek to put a mortgage on the property, although it is unlikely that a reputable lender would take a mortgage from only one owner.

There are recording fees payable in the county where the house is located. A deed cannot be filed without paying those fees. You could check with the county department of records / recorder of deeds to find out what the fees are.