Q: Am I entitled to half the house of boyfriend and I split?
Hello. My boyfriend and I purchased a home together. He was unable to alone because of his credit, so he asked me to be on the house too so I did. He keeps threatening me saying he’s the one investing the money (he knew my finances up front and was fine with him paying for fixing things up) and saying it’s not fair if we split that I get part of it. Does he have any legal ground to stand on in getting everything after we split? I pay for bills and pay a little less than half the mortgage. He makes significantly more than me so we decided up front a plan for what both of us would pay and he was fine with it…then. Now he’s complaining. It’s both our house, so am I entitled to something if we split? Also, if he may be credited money, is they something I would owe him or would that come from when the house was sold? We both pay towards the mortgage, not just him.
A: Yes, if you are on title you would be entitled to something. however, if he made all the payments, he could be credited for those. you would need to have a full consultation with a real estate attorney as to your rights and the specific facts of the matter.
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