ChatterBank1 min ago
Getting his name off the mortgage
hi there..i have seen a similar question, but was just hoping for confirmation please..
my mum got divorced almost ten years ago..my father is not a nice person and we have never seen him since.
he said my mum could have the house. however she never got round to taking his name off the mortgage.
i have been trying to persuade her to sel and buy something smaller and now she is finally looking into it but she says she doesnt think she can get his name taken off the mortgage????
now we have just found out his address, so solicitor could contact him and hopefully he wouldnt try to come back into our lives...so what does she do from here.
many thanks in anticipation
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.My solicitor said that although her name is on the deeds, she has no entitlement whatsover against the property as that was decided and put before a court when we divorced.
Check with your local CAB or see a solicitor.
If no order was made, and if your mother has not remarried then she can still apply for such an order, but it is up to the divorce court as to what order is made.
If there was no order, and your mother has remarreid then she is stuck with the property being jointly owned, and your father will be entitled to his share, possibly subject to adjustment on the principals of "equitable accounting".