My ex wife is listed as co owner of property with me, does she still have to pay her share of property taxes?

She is not living there you are. Pay the taxes, take the tax write off, and avoid any failure to pay problems.

She should pay half of the taxes, but if she refuses you probably won't be able to make her - if you do not pay her half you could lose the property to taxes.

Make sure you pay them and can prove that you are the only one that lives in the house, meaning none of her mail, other than the property taxes and no utility is in her name - some housing judges will grant you sole ownership if you have a dedicated and clear paper trail. But mostly the only way you will get full ownership is upon her demise - apparently she must want you to sell the house - why not buy her out?

Property settlement SHOULD have been handled in the divorce proceedings, why was this not taken care of? If she was to have signed over the property to you long ago than go back to Court and FORCE her (end of story).

If this was to have remained as "joint" property (no clue why you would done that), than yes she is obligated to pay part of the property tax regardless if she lives there or not. Legally you could go before a Judge and have them force her to pay a percentage of property taxes.

However, what you might want to be warned about is if there is equity in the property. If she is entitled to 'half' of it & she doesn't want to pay property taxes she can either force the sale of the property or force you to buy her out. Again, this SHOULD have been handled during the divorce..

She is still responsible unless she relinquishes her interest in the real estate. If she wants her name off the property you should have an attorney draw up those papers and have her sign them. That way she will not be responsible and you will have the full burden. However, if she refuses to do that and you still want her to pay her fair share .. have your attorney file papers to put a lean on HER assets so that the taxes will be paid out of her earnings or assets that will be seized. (That may provide some impetus for her to reliquish her stake.)

Legally, yes she is. But legally, she could also be charging you rent if you are using the entire house.

To be honest, the property came from her parents, if I were her I would not sign it over to you and I would charge you rent to live in my half the house.

So, suck it up, be a real man and pay your own taxes.

I don't get why you think she should sign over her half - perhaps you should nicely ask to BUY her half.

You need an attorney to

1.) Sue her for the back taxes.

2.) Determine who is taking the tax credit...both of you seperately? Thats a no-no

3.) Get her to do a quit claim on the share of the deed

Your divorce decree should address the property and who is responsible for what. All assets, including property, are addressed at the time of the divorce. If you have the property then you are responsible.

Yes, she is responsible for half of everything, including debt. But it also means that she get half the profit if you sell or rent it. As well until you get divorced it will be you that gets taken to court if the bill isn't payed.

She owes the taxes. However, when you take her to court over this payment, she can hire a lawyer whop will demand the sale of where you live. fair is Fair. Be prepared to leave someday.

yes, she has to pay for taxes too. ask a lawyer to make sure.