Legal Question in Real Estate Law in Pennsylvania

Here is my question... I live in pennsylvania and I am inquiring for a friend. She has the deed to the house in her name and her name only and she also signed a non-obligatory note for the mortgage. Her ex-husband is on the mortgage but not the deed. He has not been keeping up with the payments. The house is not yet in foreclosure but before it gets that far she wants to know what her legal responsibilities are and what her options are. Thank you.


Asked on 2/28/13, 12:26 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys

Miriam Jacobson Retired from practice of law

She needs to consult a lawyer. Any lawyer needs all of the facts and copies of all of the documents involved, and needs to have a client/attorney relationship only with her, not with her friends.

THIS RESPONSE IS NOT LEGAL ADVICE, SINCE I DO NOT HAVE ALL OF THE INFORMATION THAT WOULD BE REQUIRED, AND I DO NOT HAVE A REPRESENTATION AGREEMENT WITH YOU.

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Answered on 2/28/13, 1:58 pm


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