My ex husband won’t take his name off the title deeds of our house
DEAR DEIDRE: EVEN though we have been divorced for more than 20 years, my ex-husband won’t take his name off the title deeds of our house.
The mortgage is now paid off after I worked hard to make the majority of the payments.
The building society we had the mortgage with wouldn’t take his name off the account either.
I am 61 and my ex is 63. We were together for 20 years and have four children together.
It was a good marriage, but my husband cheated. He then went on to marry his lover.
After paying off the mortgage I had my will written up with the help of a solicitor.
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I was so shocked when he told me that if I die before my ex, he will be entitled to half of the value of my home.
I have paid most of the mortgage over the years, yet he can still have half.
Life just seems so unfair. I wanted to leave all the money from the sale of the house to my children and their families but now I won’t be able to give them as much as I hoped.
DEIDRE SAYS: You will almost certainly require your ex’s consent to remove him from the title deeds.
Assuming you both obtained a financial order from the court when you divorced, this should all have been dealt with at the time.
I’m sorry, but unless he consents, or you can afford to buy him out, there may not be much more you can do.
To be certain, seek further legal advice by contacting Rights of Women (rightsofwomen.org.uk, 020 7251 6577).
You may find that you are worrying unnecessarily.
Your ex may also have made provision for your children and their families in his will so they will not lose out when the time comes.
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