Thanks you The Divorce court controls and oversees the house.It will be divided up as the court says or as the two parties agree.If you try to pull "A fast One" it might earn your friend some jail time. 

Either way, before you move forward I would dig into some of the persons free content to asses the fit before proceeding.  

I had to yield after beating this person once in court already.

Put a tow sticker on it bright green or orange and proceed to having it towed 10 days later 

By the end of June, I really put some pressure on MW that everything needed to be finished and I was promised that he would do a "full court press" to complete my property and get it performing.

Make sure you understand all ramifications before proceeding. 

Proceed, but make sure you have an inspection contingency.

However, irrelevant of title insurance this situation shouldn't take long to resolve.One way is for the Trustee to receive an order from the Bk Court authorizing the sale of the property free and clear of all claims of creditors and the lenders claims are transferred to the proceeds and the two battle it out after the sale.Even if the property isn't sold before the lender's claims are adjudicated, it shouldn't take long to resolve the issue since the Trustee is considered to be a Bona Fide Purchaser without knowledge of any non- record interests. 

If they started legal proceedings it would be a public record- you need correct legal name of owner and HOA and most counties in the US provide this on a website (some charge $).

It depends on the state, the actions of the borrower, the “bias” of the particular court should the borrower file an “action” (bankruptcy, wrongful foreclosure, temporary restraining order, non enforceability of mortgage or deed of trust, etc.).