If the mortgage is in my mother-in-laws name, but my husband is also on the title with her, can I be awarded the family home.

3 years ago, we bought our first home in Washington. We were told that we needed a co-signor. My mother-in-law co-signed the loan. I signed a bunch of documents. We were living in Alaska at the time.

My husband flew to Washington. I asked if I needed to be there to sign, he said no. Then he called me in a panic and said if I didn't sign some papers, have them Gold-Streaked on Alaska Airlines to Washington, we wouldn't get the house. He provided me the name of a Title office I had to go to. I asked him what it was that I was signing, and he said it was to put my name on the title. I went and said, show me where to sign. It was a quit-claim deed. My husband told me it was that I knew he was buying a house without me.

When I asked my husband for a divorce, due to emotional and verbal abuse I asked that he leave. Very smugly he told me he wouldn't. It was his house. That he could have me removed at any time. I said, no. Washington is a 50/50 state. My name was on the title. He said NO. I signed a quit-claim-deed and that it took my name off of the title. Him and his mom could remove me at any time and would call the cops. We have three children. I did not want them to see me taken from handcuffs, so I went and rented an apartment.

My question is... since then, I found out that his mom is the one technically on the mortgage. But he is also on the house title. Can I be awarded the home? And if so, can he be ordered to pay the mortgage in-lieu of child support, and what if the rate increases?