I do understand that part of it. But having to pay for the processing and then just giving him money for a house he lives in with his new family (my kids are now grown and living on their own) seems like a double punch. Right now my financial situation says I can do one or the other but not...
This is what I was afraid of. At the time of the divorce, neither of us had a lawyer. About a year later when I went to file for a change custody arrangements, I did retain a lawyer. As did he.
I would definitely do things differently now.
Unfortunately, I did. I thought that was a step towards relieving me of any liability. I didn't understand all of this at that time and we both couldn't afford lawyers. I had paid for the divorce myself and by that point I was ready to give up everything to be able to walk away peacefully...
Hopefully I can get some solid answers regarding my issue.
Me and my ex husband divorced in August 2012. I left him with the house and I honestly never pressed the issue of taking my name off of the mortgage because my kids still lived there part time and he was/is making payments on time. He...