Judgements on title

[hannah557]

What is the name of your state? IL

My wife and I recently saved a house from going into foreclosure by paying off the second mortgage. The owner then Quit Claim Deeded the property into my wifes name. Now we want to sell the property.

When we pulled title, we found out that there are two small judgements that appeared. One for the husband that was recorded on 7/23/2003 and one for the wife recorded on 6/7/2000. However, the wife passed away on 3/20/2000, 3 months BEFORE hers was recorded. We have a copy of her death certificate.

Are we still responsible for paying the wife's judgement to clear title?

[HomeGuru]

Originally Posted by hannah557

What is the name of your state? IL

My wife and I recently saved a house from going into foreclosure by paying off the second mortgage. The owner then Quit Claim Deeded the property into my wifes name. Now we want to sell the property.

When we pulled title, we found out that there are two small judgements that appeared. One for the husband that was recorded on 7/23/2003 and one for the wife recorded on 6/7/2000. However, the wife passed away on 3/20/2000, 3 months BEFORE hers was recorded. We have a copy of her death certificate.

Are we still responsible for paying the wife's judgement to clear title?

**A: yes, unless the creditor already got paid, agrees to waive or you can prove fraud.