HOW CAN EX-WIFE GET EX-HUSBAND'S NAME OFF HOME TITLE?

DEAR BOB: I got a divorce and my ex-husband's name has been taken off everything, but the title company refuses to take his name off the house. What can I do? --Kellie W.

DEAR KELLIE: To get your ex-husband's name off the title to real estate, he must sign a quitclaim deed to you. If he refuses to do so, his name remains on the title. The title company can't do anything without his properly notarized quitclaim deed signed by him. Your divorce attorney should have insisted on receiving this important document as part of the divorce proceedings.

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