[WSBARP] Post-Divorce Property Transfer Debacle Question

[Ross Gardner]

No idea.  We have not been in contact with the buyer.  The Ex sold the
property without my Client's knowledge, and the sale was just recently
discovered.

On Thu, Jan 7, 2016 at 4:21 PM, Josh Grant <jgrant at accima.com> wrote:

> Did the buyer get title insurance?
>
> *From:* Ross Gardner <rossgardner.jd at gmail.com>
> *Sent:* Thursday, January 07, 2016 4:06 PM
> *To:* WSBA Real Property Listserv <wsbarp at lists.wsbarppt.com>
> *Subject:* [WSBARP] Post-Divorce Property Transfer Debacle Question
>
> Good Afternoon Everyone,
>
> I have a bit of a unique situation.  I have a Client who divorced a couple
> of years ago.  As part of the property settlement agreement, C agreed to
> give the house to the Ex by quitclaim in exchange for being removed from
> the mortgage.  Ex also stated that there were no outstanding encumbrances
> or liabilities other than the mortgage and credit card debt.
>
> Ex asked C for the quitclaim deed in early 2014, but apparently refused to
> remove C's name from the mortgage, so C did not produce the quitclaim
> deed.  Somehow, the Ex was able to sell the home a few months later without
> C's consent.  The chain of title magically goes from Husband and Wife as
> owners of the property, to a single person transferring the property to a
> buyer.  Ex supposedly had to pay money into the deal to make it happen, so
> there were no proceeds.
>
> It also turns out that Ex mortgaged a portion of their backyard prior to
> the divorce to Ex's parents in exchange for $100k, which violated the
> property settlement agreement and also was probably not disclosed to the
> buyer.  That backyard portion was recently reconveyed to Ex.
>
> Although there were clearly shady dealings going on, I don't know if any
> of this is actionable since my client did not have any monetary damages.
> Obviously, we can probably try to undo the whole deal and/or report the
> real estate and title agents to their professional boards, but my client
> does not seem to want to go that route (thankfully).
>
> Does anyone have any other suggestions?  Is there anything I am missing?
> I would really appreciate any and all input on this.
>
> Thanks so much!
>
>
> Best Regards,
>
> Ross Gardner, J.D
> Attorney
> .
> 425-870-4430
> <RossGardner.JD at gmail.com>Ross at tglawgrp.com
> www.tglawgrp.com
>
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Best Regards,

Ross Gardner, J.D.
425-870-4430
RossGardner.JD at gmail.com
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