She Wants To Buy A New Home, But Her Ex Won't Remove Her From The Mortgage. 'I Feel Like He's Holding My Life Hostage'

A woman hoping to buy a new home says a financial tie to her ex-husband is now standing in the way of moving forward with her life. In a recent post on Reddit's r/Mortgages, she explained that she bought a house with her then-husband in 2021. The couple divorced two years later, and he kept the home. During the split, she signed a quitclaim deed transferring her ownership of the property to him. But there was one big catch: her name is still on the mortgage. “He had me sign a Quit Claim Deed with the ( ...