Past Good Deed Comes Back To Haunt
Dear Abby | March 1st, 2026 | Letter 2 of 2
DEAR ABBY: My mom and I recently got into an argument about her mortgage. I'm on the mortgage and title to her home because she couldn't afford to be on it by herself and needed my income and credit to help her. So, I did. I helped her. I am now married, and my husband would like to refinance our home. The problem is, I'm still on the mortgage to my mother's house. I have asked her twice before to let me off the mortgage, and she responded by saying, I can't. I need you. When I asked again this last time, she blew up at me. She thinks my husband is controlling me or manipulating me to ask her to let me off the mortgage. Now she hates him and doesn't want to see him or his family. She's barely talking to me and acting super-cruel and vindictive. It hurts me that she is acting like a 5-year-old having a temper tantrum. I'm so sad. I just don't know what to do anymore. Advice? -- ENSLAVED IN MARYLAND.
DEAR ENSLAVED: You have my sympathy. Getting your name (and the financial guarantee that goes with it) off your mother's mortgage may not be as simple as you would wish. It's time you spoke about this with an attorney with an expertise in real estate, because extricating yourself may be both time consuming and expensive.
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