Buying a divorce property

[Kyle McCorkel]

Who has experience buying properties from divorced couples?

I got a great lead from a tax delinquent property.  Ex-husband called me, he lives out of the area but received my letter.  He said he'd love to liquidate the property because they are going to lose the property at a tax sale later this year anyways.  According to him, he *thinks* his ex-wife is still living there and she is not paying the property taxes.  He knows she's having financial trouble and would probably want to sell.  But he has no contact with her and doesn't even have her phone number.  They've been divorced about 10 years apparently.

I checked property records and it appears only his name is on the property, even though she is the one who has been paying the property taxes.  

Any recommendations on how to proceed? I'm going to swing by the property and see if she still lives there.  I tried skip tracing her and couldn't find any contact info for the ex-wife.  I'm going to contact my title company/attorney as well.  If her name is not on the property, can I proceed with the transaction with the ex-husband? Or do I need to go through their divorce attorney, etc?

I realize some of these questions might be answered by my attorney, but I'd just like to know if anyone has any tips for dealing with divorce properties.  This is my first one, I've been focused mainly on probates up to this point.