Am I responsible for anything other than signing my name for my wife to sell the house? 4 Answers as of January 24, 2012

It is not possible to tell you if you have any other responsibilities without knowing the contents of your divorce decree. To answer your question, you need to see what was ordered at the time of your divorce. If you still have questions after reading it, you should contact an attorney to have them interpret it for you.

If you and your wife did not have an agreement on what to do with the house after the divorce was granted, then you may be responsible for much more than a signature. Generally courts will not grant a divorce if there is no written agreement or determination on how to disburse the real and personal property jointly owned by the parties. In your case, if the house sells for less than what is owed, that sale will result in what is called a "deficiency" and the mortgage holder will look to the debtor(s) to make up the difference. Thus if your name is still on the loan, then you may be held responsible for some or all of the deficiency. It would be wise for your to review your Final Judgment and Decree of Divorce and/or the Settlement Agreement or Separation Agreement as it is sometimes called, to see how the issue of the house was addressed. If there is no agreement regarding the house you may have to come up with some money.

That depends on what the divorce papers say. Since we haven't seen them there is no way to tell you.

It's odd that you never quitclaim your interest in the property to her when the divorce was finalized. If you did, you no longer have any interest in the property, even if your name is on a loan. If you didn't, then you would definitely have to sign documents to help sell the house since you are still on the title.