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  • 12-03-2008, 03:40 PM
    jgonz
    House Payments While It is on the Market
    My question involves divorce in the State of: Georgia

    Hi. During my marriage we bought a house together. The mortgage is under both names, and we both gave some capital for down payment. During marriage I contributed with around one third of the total income of the household -we don't have kids-. When we separated I left the house and moved to another state, but I agreed to keep paying one third of the house expenses (mortgage + HOA), and we put the house on sale. We haven't sold the house yet, and some months ago I suggested to my ex to look for a roommate, because it was hard for me to give all that money for a place where I'm not living anymore -at least he lives there and doesnt need to pay another rent- but he said that he couldn't find anyone.
    Today I received an email from my realtor, copying me an answer to one of my ex's emails...what a surprise! in that email he says that he won't be around, but his roommate can deal with visitors if it neccessary. In addition, the roommate is a she, so I think it can be his current GF, but I can't prove it.
    So, according to his own words he has a roommate, I still give the same amount of money for that house that is also mine, I didn't know anything about that -thank God that my realtor copy me that email!- and I still give the same amount of money.
    My question is, knowing that is a third one living in that house, can I pay less or even pay nothing at all? I don't care who is she, what I care is that I don't want to subsidize his expenses, but I don't know what are the legal limits of my responsability.
    Thanks
    PS. We are atill married, we are in the middle of the divorce process
  • 12-04-2008, 10:12 PM
    LawResearcherMissy
    Re: House Payments While It is on the Market
    If you're still on the mortgage, you're still on the hook for the payments. You signed a legally binding contract, and your lender is not going to be very picky about who it goes after should payments fall behind.

    Have you taken this e-mail to your attorney yet? You ought to.
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