Q: I've been married 6 months, wife quit her job and I want a divorce. No kids, how does this play out?
Been married 6 months and wife quit her good paying job. Since wedding wife's personality has done a 180. I now believe wife just married me to help herself out of 70k of debt. From proceeds from the sell of her house she paid off that debt and after our wedding bought a smaller house we currently live in. I had to sign rights over to our house due to my credit so I'm not on loan or deed. It should be noted that wife bought house for 150k less then market/appraise value from the seller, my parents. Do I have any right to equity in house and what happens with spousal support? Please help.
A: You are looking at three months of spousal support, max. The marriage is such a short duration, the court may not require you to pay any support. As for the house, you can argue that you have some interest in the home, however, it sounds like the entire down payment came from wife. You could argue that the only reason your name was not on the loan was due to your poor credit and there was always an agreement that your name would be placed on title. If the court believed your argument, you could be awarded an interest in the house. More likely than not, she will be awarded the house with no spousal support; you will not be ordered to pay her support but you will not get anything from the house.
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