Q: I would like to know what type of lawyer I should contact/ what type of law my case falls under?
I need to know what kind of lawyer I should contact. I was in a long-term (2006- 2016), cohabiting relationship. I also worked for 5 years at my ex’s office. He was a doctor. We were in a committed relationship. He provided a good life, was very busy on his own, and maintaining our household became a job for me. Working in his office was my other job. We bought a house in 2009. Only he is on the title. I decided to go to graduate school in 2016. I decided to end the relationship later that year. I was able to get only my clothing out of our house, but he says I cannot take any of the other items. I decorated our house. Most of the $ used to buy furniture was his, but some of the smaller items I bought with $ from my account- art, vintage/ antique items. I want roughly half of the items out of the house I lived in (it was my legal residence).
A: A family law attorney can help you with this. You can file a partition of property in order to get what you are owed from the house and your belongings.
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