Legal Question in Real Estate Law in Washington

Re: vested owner

I am not clear which property you are talking about, but I will assume you want to be named on the title to a new property that you own with someone other than your ex-husband. If so, you can always try to record a quit claim, or if you are remarried and your husband is the named owner, then an interspousal transfer might be an option.

Either way, there are a lot of details that I would need to get from you in order to give you a better idea of what your options are at this time.

As to your credit being ruined by your husband's failure to pay the other mortgage, I need more information to help you, such as whether you were still married when the home went into foreclosure, and if it happened after the dissolution of your marriage, why was your name still on the title?

As for options to protect your investment in the current property, there are definitely ways to protect yourself, but that depends on the capacity in which you bought the property, i.e., is it owned with a new spouse and purchased during marriage, etc.

I hope this helps you at least in a general way. If you'd like to discuss the situation, please feel free to call me for a free telephone consultation.

Amir John Showrai

(206) 223-9510