I put my wife's name on my 6 building about 2 years ago after being together for 20 years. She has her own well paid career and has never been involved in any building in any way.. Thought it was a good idea at the time to put her name on them in case I died.

However we are no longer together but not hostile to each other. She lives several states away and doesn't travel back here.

I am having my own health problems and cannot manage them or maintain them like before.Also have lost my main guy to his health issues who also does that.

I can think of 2 things. Give you power of attorney or quit claim her portion to you.

quit claim give you title back to the property. ITS YOURS.

If you have a good relationship with her and she will sign a quit claim, that is a good way to do it. Don't prepare the quit claim deed yourself. I regularly see QC's not prepared the right way and it creates a title issue. Have a title co or an attorney prepare it and have her sign.

I assume you are still married. Why are you not proceeding with a divorce? This building is community property regardless of who's name is on the deed. Granted every state is a bit different but I'm sure MA is no-fault divorce, community property state.

You need a divorce attorney. Even if you don't proceed with a divorce, a divorce attorney is an expert at division of assets. They deal with it every day. I'd be surprised if your wife is willing to give up her half of the equity in this building but maybe she is.

To expand a bit,we have been living together for over 30 years, married for about 20. Only a few years ago I put her on the property,

BTW over those 30 years,..we agreed on most but didn't agree on everything,but all during that time, we never had an argument.

I was married before ,probably why I was not keen to marry again as I don't think we could go for 2-3 days without a big argument, She also didn't push it.

So what happened lately? she had to have a major operation,..came out of it a different person, maybe from the trauma of facing possible death, or maybe throwing a clot in her brain, a different personally. From being very warm and LOTS of love notes and cards,..to being rt after very distant.So she took a promotion far from this home.

She does have assets in 1/2 of this house of 600,00 total.that I'm now living in, but I greatly doubt she ever plans to come back to live with me, she is friendly to a point, but not really loving. Again this is VERY different post operation.

Again,..the other properties only 2 years on the deed,..no money,physical work, or management ever in those properties, I think she probably will feel that she will for sure want to retain, secure 1/2 of this house. and perhaps the lawyer can arrange that, but again, who knows what she might want,..we haven't discussed it.

Aaron,

Attorney for sure. ASSUME she will consult an atty who will tell her to KEEP IT.

I would politely ask her to sign a quit claim deed. "I have done all the work all these years." If she does you are golden!

Who has been getting the profit from the building in HER name?

Does the building have any value?

You "put her name on the deed." That means you made her a part owner. SHe either has to quit claim off of the property, or, you sell it together. In the latter case, the title company will make the check out to both of you. She'll have to endorse it over for you to deposit.

How long someone has owned something or what they have done as an owner means nothing.

If the two of you can agree to peel that off together then you just need a plan on how to split the asset up.

Both of you should consult attorney's, but understand that they are in the business of collecting the most money by emptying up assets that should be split between the two of you. Cooperation between the two of you is the best strategy. That isn't always the easiest path.