Deed of gift to spouse after short marriage then files for divorce.

Cypress, TX Viewed 359 times. Posted about 1 year ago in Real Estate

A single person has a mortgage on his residence in Harris County, Texas and has held a mortgage on the property for 6 years. He then gets married and his wife and her mother pressure him into having a deed of gift written up on the property by an attorney (to save the marriage) to include the new wife's name. Then the original purchaser files for divorce after less than 4 months, can the original purchaser have the wife's name removed from the deed? How? - Is this your question? Add additional information

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Fran Brochstein

This attorney is licensed in Texas. Posted about 1 year ago.

You need to discuss this with your divorce attorney. If you don't have one, you definately need one.

It sounds like you are saying that the husband has taken his separate property and made it joint property.

The divorce property division will determine who gets what. Perhaps the husband is entitled to more than 50% of the community property.

How to get the wife's name off the deed -- she can agree to sign a legal document removing her ownership of the property.

Let me guess...she refuses to do so.

Again, I highly recommend that you stop posting on free websites and talk to your attorney immediately or hire a family law (aka divorce) attorney immediately.