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You have stated that there is a consent order.  This would indicate a stipulation of settlement which the Court converted into an enforceable order by "So Ordering" your agreement.  This is now enforceable as any Court Order with mechanisms that could be as harsh as contempt of Court for failure to comply. The provisions you cite require a new deed to be executed for each property transferring you one property and you ex-husband the other property.  This deed and accompanying transfer documents required by both the State and local municipalities should be prepared by an attorney and you should provide that attorney with the relevant documents from your divorce. The consent order states that the transfers are to be subject to the outstanding mortgages and nothing you provide requires the properties to be refinanced or modified to remove anyone from the mortgage.  You will absolutely need his consent and signatures for any such transfers of property which would be the first step before refinancing the property.  Once the property is in your name, you could then refinance with any mortgage product you desired as long as the prior loan was paid off.

 Judgments of courts of foreign countries, as stated in Martens v. Martens, 284 N.Y. 363, 365, 31 N.E.2d 489, 490, 'differ from judgments of courts of our sister States to which, by constitutional mandate, full faith and credit must be given. They must not contravene our public policy'. Our courts have power to deny even validity to the judgments of foreign countries for policy reasons. However,  in Rosenstiel v. Rosenstiel, 16 N.Y.S.2d 64, 262 N.Y.S.2d 86, 209 N.E.2d 709, the Court of Appeals while sustaining a Mexican decree of divorce premised its decision upon the fact that jurisdiction in accordance with Mexican law had been acquired.  Basically, you must ensure that the Courts in Mexico have jurisdiction in accordance with Mexican law for the judgment to have validity. You should consult with an attorney familiar with Mexican law on divorces before continuing. -Alfred Polizzotto, III