Sometimes the title will control who gets to keep the house, but it depends on why it is titled in just one spouse’s name.
The title does not always control who gets what when it comes to dividing assets in a divorce. A house may be titled only in your name because you owned it before the marriage.
If that is the case, you may very well get to keep the house, but if there was a mortgage that was paid during the marriage, and the house is worth more than you owe on the mortgage, you probably are going to have to pay your spouse some cash to buy out his or her equity.
Because there are so many reasons that a house can be titled in just one spouse’s name other than it was owned by you before the marriage, this is a good question to discuss with your lawyer at the initial consultation.