<human>: Dad and mom got divorced in California about 8 months ago.  She retained lawyer and he did not.  He signed over house and moved to Iowa.  He got evicted for not paying rent and moved in with his sister in MN.  A month or so ago, husband paid property taxes on house although legally I do not believe his name is on it since he signed it over during the divorce.  Is there any legal recourse for him?

While married, they purchased four properties ranging in value of up to 250k I believe.  Both names are on the titles, and husband is the only one paying property taxes.  He is currently 40k in debt.   I know he can possibly sell one property or two to pay the debt.  However, can he sell it with her name on the properties?  Can he file for bankruptcy even though he has these properties?  I know they want to keep it for our inheritance.  

In Iowa, dad was diagnosed with depression.  He is also going to undergo a cognitive evaluation because his relatives feel he might be suffering from dementia.  Since the divorce he has been giving money to scam artists, of probably up to 1k a month or more.  Family has consistently been proving that it's scams and no longer giving him money.  For a while we were writing it off as depression and desperation.  He had told us he was getting his life together and we believed it.  But now we know better.  Our family is talking about conservatorship, but our mom will likely not want anything to do with it/believe it's a ploy for him to try and get back into her life.  Brother and I are early/mid 20s and not at the stage of our lives where we can handle this extra responsibility.  How would we find a good conservator?  Would he have to have a diagnosis of mental disability?

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<bot>: Father got screwed in divorce and is paying property taxes on a) her property, b) property in both their names.  Unsure if he can file for bankruptcy or if his mental status may signal for a conservatorship.