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Divorce doesn’t get you out of your mortgage
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Divorce doesn’t get you out of your mortgage

On Behalf of Nelson Law Office | May 25, 2022 | Uncategorized |

There’s no such thing as a simple divorce in Minnesota. There’s stress and emotional upheaval, not to mention uprooting your entire life. Houses and mortgages only tend to make things harder.

Some people make the errant assumption that getting out of a marriage means you no longer have to worry about other commitments like mortgages. It’s important to realize that this is not the case. You are still financially liable for this loan even after the divorce has been finalized – and it’s advantageous to take care of your mortgage ahead of time and not wait until you are forced to deal with it.

Without taking the steps to legally safeguard yourself, your credit score may be seriously jeopardized. This can make it difficult or impossible to purchase a house later in life, and you may find that your only available mortgage rates are brutally high.

Find an option everyone can agree to

There are three routes to take when it comes to a mortgage when getting divorced. The right way forward largely depends on what works best for everyone, finding the way to deal with the issue that will lead to the least amount of conflict.

Selling the home and dividing the proceeds is sometimes the simplest option. Other times, one party will decide to buy the home, which necessitates the removal of the other spouse’s name from the title. The final option is for one of the parties to remain at the home but still depend on their ex-partner to keep paying off the mortgage.

Each way of dealing with a mortgage in a divorce comes with its own unique challenges and risks. The process differs from option to option as well, especially when the latter route is taken.

No matter how it is a divorcing couple decides to deal with their mortgage, the objective is always to reach some sort of a compromise. At best, this arrangement will work out to the benefit of both people. But at the very least, one of these ways forward can hopefully provide an option that everyone is happy with.

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