If I signed a quit claim for my house in my divorce, legally is there anything I can do to get my name off the mortgage?
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If I signed a quit claim for my house in my divorce, legally is there anything I can do to get my name off the mortgage?
I didn’t realize that my name would remain on the mortgage and effect my credit for years to come.
Asked on December 9, 2012 under Family Law, Indiana
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FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 11 years ago | Contributor
Unfortunately for you the only way you can get your name off of the mortgage of the home that you signed a quitclaim to is to have the loan refinanced by the owner or have the unit sold. Mortgage companies simply do not take people's names off a mortgage any other way.
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