Will a divorce remove my spouse’s name from the house deed?
I want to divorce my wife. We own nothing together except a house here in Chicago. She left two years ago to go back to Algeria and I have not seen her or had contact with her since. I’ve met someone and want to move on with my life. I contacted the bank that holds our mortgage and was told that I couldn’t do anything about taking her name off the house without her signature. I know I can file for divorce and eventually get it even if she doesn’t respond to the divorce complaint, but I am not sure what I can do about getting the house in my name only. Once the divorce is final, with that divorce decree be enough to get the bank to take her off the loan and deed?