[Centurion2000]

it can if the wife's name is not on the property.

That's only possible if he bought the house BEFORE he got married otherwise the mortgage company would demand her name on it as well.

[OmahaFields]

That's only possible if he bought the house BEFORE he got married otherwise the mortgage company would demand her name on it as well.

There may be more to the story. There was a post that indicated that the wife may have been in Bangladesh as late as 2003. Maybe he was 'married' over there but not completely forthcoming of his status when he bought the house.