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How to use a Reverse Mortgage in a Divorce Settlement

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You may have heard about how a reverse mortgage can help improve your financial situation by allowing you to withdraw the equity in your home over time. For those people meeting the 62-year-old age requirement who have substantial home equity, this can be a means to expand monthly cash flow or eliminate mortgage payments by paying off an existing mortgage...
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Reverse Mortgage Spouse: “Eligible” vs. “Ineligible” Protection

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Who is an eligible non-borrowing spouse on a reverse mortgage? Great Question! There are two classes of non-borrowing spouses.  One is an eligible non-borrowing spouse and an ineligible non-borrowing spouse.  To become an eligible non-borrowing spouse, the spouse must be married to the borrower when the borrower applies for and closes the loan. They must also meet all the reverse...
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Can I Protect My Girlfriend Not On My Reverse Mortgage?

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Hello Arlo, I obtained a reverse mortgage on home I purchased in 2011. Paid $170,000 for house in down market now appraised at well over $300,000. I moved my girlfriend in at the time of purchase - still with me ;) Question - how can I protect her from getting thrown out of "our" home if I go daisies up...
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Options When a Spouse Dies with a Reverse Mortgage

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Under the old reverse mortgage rules, non-borrowing spouses of reverse mortgage borrowers did not have the same rights borrowers did. In fact, in some cases where both spouses were living in the house but only one was named on the home title, those non-borrowing spouses were left without many options after the borrower spouse died. These cases have been...
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Reverse Mortgage Attorney Asks: Rules of Spouse & Survivorship

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Hello ARLO, Husband & Wife, both over 70-years-old, occupied principal residence in California for many, many years and have no other home. Husband had a fall in late 2016 and was discharged from the hospital to a board & care facility to recover. Husband had been at board & care facility for 4 months when husband & wife applied...
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Reverse Mortgage Age Limits & Title Cautions

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The HUD HECM program limits the youngest borrower to the age of 62 or older to be eligible for the reverse mortgage program. If there is a spouse of a borrower who is not yet 62, the older spouse can still get a reverse mortgage and the younger spouse can remain on title and would be known as an “eligible...
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