He is able to do as he sees fit as to his fractional share of the real estate without your consent.

From what you stated, since this person, with whom you are not yet in contract with, is already giving you such brush back, don’t move forward with...

If they are non-responsive, it would appear that litigation is your only other option.

Once he was voluntarily added to the deed, he has, since then, been a partial owner of the real estate and only he can voluntarily remove his name...

Responding from a New York perspective, the home equity loan, which is a mortgage, was, no doubt, supposed to have been satisfied at the time of...

Only your ex-wife is empowered to remove her name from the deed, absent a court order.

May you add your cousin’s brother to your deed? Sure. Whereupon he will then own half the real estate, irreversibly.

You should start by asking her if she is willing to sign her interest in the real estate to you, because if she doesn't agree to do so, it may...

Responding from a New York perspective, if a judgment expires and is rendered unenforceable there is no need to have it removed of record.

Since the lien release is as to your own mortgage, why don’t you reach out directly to whomever is holding you up and push them to perform.