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Do I lose my right to the house if I sign interspousal deed?

Posted on: 15th Feb, 2007 05:24 pm
my husband and i just bought a house, i signed a interspousal transfer deed to him. Did i sign over all rights to the house, i am considered a tenant with him on the deed do i still have rights to the house
Welcome Carly,

I guess you were into some kind of co-ownership agreement with your husband. However, by signing the interspousal deed, you have given up your rights on the property to your husband. As such you can no longer retain the ownership rights.
Posted on: 15th Feb, 2007 08:52 pm
Hi Carly,

You may be a tenant on the property but if you have signed over the interspousal deed to your husband, then your husband will be the sole owner of the property.

Thanks,

Sara
Posted on: 16th Feb, 2007 04:31 am
If i quitclaim my property to my common-law husband - am I still obligated to pay my share of the joint mortgage, or does he now have the resposibility to do this?
Posted on: 07th Mar, 2010 07:21 am
Hi Anne,

You're obligated to make the mortgage payments as long as you are on the loan. Your name will not be removed from the loan if you quitclaim your share of the property. So, you're responsible to repay the loan even after you sign the quitclaim deed. You can be relieved from the responsibility of repaying the mortgage if someone refinances the loan and takes your name off it.
Posted on: 08th Mar, 2010 02:12 am
if my ex wife signs an interspousal transfer deed over to me, as opposed to quitclaim, is my ex wife entitled to equity in the home on a future sale. property is in california, the home is currently upside down by as much as $150k right now. she does not want to sign a quit claim deed, why?? im thinking she would be entitled to some sort of financial gain by istd.
Posted on: 10th Mar, 2010 08:25 am
Hi Cant wait,

I don't think it makes much of a difference if your ex-wife signs a quit claim deed of an interspousal deed. Both the deeds transfer ownership rights from one individual to another. When your ex-wife signs the interspousal deed, she gives up all her ownership rights. The property will not be considered as a joint asset. Thus, whether she signs a quitclaim deed or an interspousal deed, she will not be entitled to any financial gain when you sell off the property.
Posted on: 10th Mar, 2010 09:47 pm
my husband and i are in the middle of a separation. house is in my name. need to assume loan (deceased parents). want to do interspousal from me to us. would i lose my rights to half the house in divorce settlement sell? can he sell it without my consent? at the moment he lives there. i am not staying at the house.
Posted on: 30th Mar, 2010 09:58 am
To ticktock,

When you add your husband to the property title, he will have equal ownership rights to the property. Thus, if the house is sold, you will be entitled to the half of the sales proceeds. The remaining half of the proceeds will go to your husband. However, since he will not be the sole owner of the property, he needs your consent before he can sell the property. But why do you need to add your husband while you are in the middle of a separation?
Posted on: 31st Mar, 2010 03:33 am
married in 1982. bought house in my name in 1999 and he signed a interspousal grant deed. Property in CA. Now, we are divorcing is he intitled to half the equity or ownership?
Posted on: 12th Apr, 2010 05:13 pm
Hi Pat,

The property is in your name. When your husband signed the interspousal grant deed, he gave up all his ownership rights to the house. Thus, when you get divorce he will not be entitled to any rights to the property and it will be considered as your separate property.
Posted on: 12th Apr, 2010 11:21 pm
my mother in law passed away she had a will leaving my husband all of her real property and personal property, she was married and they owned a home together but during the marriage her husband quit claimed the home to her, since she has passed does he get the home back or was she able to will it to whom she wanted. The home is in Texas.
Posted on: 08th May, 2010 03:29 pm
The property was in your mother-in-law's name. She had drafted a will and given the property to your husband. Thus, your husband will have to probate the property and get it transferred in his name. Your mother-in-law's husband will not be able to claim the property.
Posted on: 10th May, 2010 02:38 am
can my ex wife make me sign an interspousal grant deed or take me to court for not signing it?
Posted on: 06th Jul, 2010 08:52 pm
Hi cha!

Welcome to forums!

No one can force you to sign any property deed and ask you transfer your property rights. If any one does so, then it will be considered as illegal and you can take that person to court.

Feel free to ask if you've further queries.

Sussane
Posted on: 06th Jul, 2010 10:26 pm
I signed an interspousal grant deed on our property to my husband. Now we are in the process of separation. My husband is transfering some of his savings to pay off the mortgage on that property. Am I entitled to the new paid equity of the house?
Posted on: 20th Jul, 2010 02:09 pm
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