[WSBARP] Removing Ex-Spouse from Title

[Kevin Bukoskey]

Hi Listmates,

PC contacted me regarding removing his ex-wife from title to their WA home so he can sell it. They purchased the property while married and subsequently divorced in FL. The divorce decree/order says nothing regarding disposition of the WA real property.

The ex-wife cannot currently be located and appears to have abandoned the property, which subsequently went into foreclosure. PC recently rescued the property from the trustee’s sale but now wants to sell it.

Would this be a QT action (or partition?), potentially with service by publication, to remove her interest from title? Or would he need to crack open the FL divorce matter to deal with this? Or is there another mechanism I’m overlooking?

Thanks.

Kevin A. Bukoskey, Esq., JD, MBA
Attorney
GOURLEY LAW GROUP
THE EXCHANGE CONNECTION
SNOHOMISH ESCROW
P.O. Box 1091
Snohomish, WA 98291
PH:  (360) 568-5065 (800) 291-8401
Fax: (360) 568-1717

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