How to remove name from Deed of Trust

[Inezinez]

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Mississippi

I own an house and the mortgage is solely in my name. My former significant other's name is on the Deed of Trust. How can I get the name removed?

 

[HomeGuru]

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Mississippi

I own an house and the mortgage is solely in my name. My former significant other's name is on the Deed of Trust. How can I get the name removed?

**A: you may need to buy the person out.

 

[tranquility]

You negotiate with the person to give you their rights to the property or you initiate a partition lawsuit.

 

[nextwife]

Mortgage liability has no bearing on ownership interest. The parties vested in title are the owners. You need to negotiate a purchase, or gift, if agreeable, of their interest in exchange for their signing off their interest in the property. Neither you nor they can just remove a co-owner from the Deed of Trust.