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Divorce with Foreclosure
A few years ago my wife and I got divorced. She moved out of the house we owned together and I stayed for another year or so. No payment has been made on the property in 4 years and the and the bank started foreclosure but a year ago sent a
Asked on September 13, 2018 under Real Estate Law, Pennsylvania
Answers:
M.T.G., Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 5 years ago | Contributor
Seems odd that the matter would be disconstinued just like that. A "Praecipe to Discontinue" is a fancy way of telling the clerk of the court in PA is directed to discontinue the action. Please get a lawyer. Do not move back in just yet. Yes, your ex has the same rights as you do with the house subject to what you agreed to in the divorce settlement. Good luck.
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