Eugene, why quibble over $5K to $10K in “theoretical” monies the “community” owes him when, if the tactic I suggested works, the OP can live in the same county as the mom, not have to move and just owe the 1st TD amt. That’s comfortable. If the wife had wanted the condo in the divorce (was able to refinance enough cash out to pay the OP his downpayment), I would wager her parents would not have even filed their trust deed or would have reconveyed their TD if they had filed it!
frenchlambda, did your ex sign a quitclaim deed on the condo over to you? Just wondering. This, in and of itself, does not absolve her from its underlying debt.
