Getting ex-husband's name taken off the house deeds

[lifeonmars100]

Been searching online for how to go about this and it has left me a slighty spinning head.

This is the background

1. I have been divorced for ages and I took over the mortgage and paid it off about 15 years ago
2. Ex never paid a penny in child support so as well as paying the mortgage and all the bills I had all the costs (not that I resent these) of raising our child. Went to court, he ignored the court order, went through CMS (it was the CSA in those days) and he still managed to evade ever having to make a payment. I know that property and child maintenance are separate issues in law but I think it is wrong that he still has a stake in the property despite never contributing to the cost of raising his child
3. I have paid about £30k in repairs and improvements over the years, including a new boiler and a new bathroom

How do I go about getting his name removed so that he has no claim on the property? I need to get it sorted out before I die, I am early 70's so do need to get it sorted sooner rather than later. I am fit and well currently but aware that this could change. I am guessing that I will need to contact him (😡) to ask him to consider this and of course he could refuse But what else will I need to do and how much will it cost. I have seen stuff online saying that it can be around £1.5k which is a significant sum of money to me plus yet again it is me shelling out. Any advice and pointers would be very welcome. Thank you

What was agreed in the divorce settlement about the house?
Do you own it 50/50 or some other proportion?
Are you tenants in common or joint tenants?
You may have to buy him out if you each own a share of it unfortunately.

The original terms of the divorce was that I could live there until our child was 21 and then the house had to be sold and I would get 65% and he would get 35%. The house is a two up two down and not worth much 65% of the current market value (around £140k) would not buy me a shed but he has a house and would just be able to take his share (49k) and put it in the bank I think this is grossly unfair but the law often is not fair. I do appreciate that this is how things go. He never pursued a sale and I am still here nearly 20 years later. I bumped into him in Asda a few years ago having not set eyes on him or heard from him for all that time and told him I wanted to keep the house. To which he responded " I could have had you chucked out years ago so i guess you can stay" ! I know that I should have got things moving then but there was a lot of other stuff going on in my life at the time

There is no way I can afford to buy him out, and morally I think it is obscene that I should give him any money. I do understand that moral and legal matters are seperate things. In the past 5 years I have spent about £10k on repairs. As I mentioned in my op, he has paid no child support so must in theory owe me at least £25k which I will never see a penny of.

I think I'd just leave things as they are, if you can't afford to buy somewhere with your share of any house sale. It's sounds like he'd be entitled to his percentage of the money. It's really unfair that he owes you child maintenance, but he's never goung to pay you that now. You need to make sure you have a will leaving your share to your children, if owned as tenants in common.

You need to see a solicitor. How is the house owned?

When I divorced 20+ years ago the house was tenants in common. Under the divorce agreement he would remove his name, when he received his share of the house. I had to buy out his share and then employ a conveyancer to get his name removed from the title deeds. Sorry this is not something you will like to hear - but you will need to approach the ex to remove him from the title deeds.

You can’t unless he agrees. I am currently selling my home and my ex partners name is also on the deeds and mortgage. We split 22 years ago and I have paid it since then. He is now due 50% and will receive over £150,000. Yes it’s unfair and it took me many years to get over it but I will take my share and have to buy a very small flat.