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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If the OP has described it accurately, this guy had the craziest divorce settlement I've ever heard of. His wife lives in a house that he pays for and it is still under his name? If she got the house in the divorce, the title and mortgage should be in her name, and paying for it should be her problem. On the plus side, once the kids go to college, he can have her evicted since she is, in effect, a tenant. Ask her to pay more rent, and when she says no, serve her notice to pay rent or quit.[/quote]

Actually, it’s quite common for divorced parents to share ownership of the family home for reasons mentioned by PPs above.  And it’s quite common to have a divorce settlement that provides that one parent can continue living in the marital home while the other continues with name on mortgage and contributing to mortgage payment.  And, if it is as typical, that the ex-wife also has her name on the house, she is not a tenant but owner and BF will not be able to evict her.  BF could try to force the sale of the house, but ex-wife would still be due a share of equity in the house. 
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I don't believe that it's "quite common". But that aside, it's a very bad idea. It leaves both parties vulnerable to all sorts of problems.[/quote]

That may be true, but generally it's done to avoid other problems.  When you divorce, there are often only choices to make and often all the available choices are shitty and you are just picking the least shitty.  Some people put preventing the financial risk to their credit or other potential problems above the risk to the kids of disrupting their school life and ability to maintain a stable home environment in a good neighborhood. [/quote]

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