Legal Question in Real Estate Law in Utah
real estate
My husband had own a house ten days after we got married he wanted me to buy the house and it was financed in my maiden name however we were married when i bought the house from him, he received all the money and now we are divorcing, is he responsible for the debt also
Asked on 6/30/08, 9:20 am
1 Answer from Attorneys
Alvin Lundgren
Alvin R. Lundgren, L.C.
Re: real estate
If your name is the only name on the mortgage and title, the house belongs to you and you are responsible for the payments. However, as a part of the final divorce decree, the court can order your husband to pay all or part of the mortgage.
Answered on 6/30/08, 11:08 am