Sarah Balaparya

Sarah Balaparya was retained for my divorce. I did get my divorce, unfortunately, I recently found out that I am still liable for the loan on the property which was awarded in full to my ex, as part of the settlement. Sarah didn't include that he had to refinance the mortgage to remove my name from the loan in the final divorce decree, and there is nothing I am able to do to compel the Respondent to refinance the mortgage and take me off the loan paperwork.
I am stuck with the debt, even though I have no rights to the property, until the debt is payed off. This was a gross mistake Sarah made and I have to suffer the consequences of it for years to come. I trusted that Sarah would take care of the divorce settlement appropriately, but that did not happen. I was made to pay a large sum of money for her services and will continue to have negative consequences of her actions. She has demonstrated that she is unskilled in her field and did not think to be thorough in her paperwork. I am disgusted with her work ethics and practice. As part of the divorce settlement, my ex was awarded the house. I signed the title and deed over to him as part of the final divorce settlement. I looked at my credit reports and found that the house debt was still on my credit! At the time of the divorce, (not having any prior experience in the matter) I assumed that by signing the title and deed, I would be relinquished of the debt on the house, since I would have no rights to the house. I contacted the credit bureaus (Experian, Transunion, Equifax) and was told by all three bureaus that the divorce papers should have made it clear that whomever was awarded the house should've had to refinance the loan within a certain amount of time to remove the burden of the debt from the other individual.
THIS DID NOT HAPPEN IN MY DIVORCE SETTLEMENT.
The credit bureaus further said the only way I can be relieved of the debt is if my ex were to pay off the 30 year loan or refinance the property on his own.
Since the divorce has been finalized, and I am not on speaking terms with my ex, there is nothing I can do about the debt of the house (to which I have no rights) being on my credit report.
Even though I am divorced, because of the work Sarah did; I still have debt that is affecting my credit. I do not recommend her services.

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