I’m a single parent with a residence order for my daughter. My ex-partner refuses to pay any maintenance and she hasn’t contributed to the mortgage for nine years. However she won’t sign the house over to me unless I give her some money. How can I get her name off the mortgage?
You should really have sorted this out when she left. If your ex-partner’s name is on the title deeds it’s usually assumed that any equity in the property will be divided fifty-fifty, unless there’s an agreement to the contrary. If your ex-partner is pressing for her share it’s possible a court will allow you to remain in the house until your daughter is older, or in some circumstances it could order that the equity is divided in different shares. See a solicitor.