he sold the house?

[Denisem]

I was in a common law relationship for 4 years....we both had a down payment on the house we bought together...we separated almost 1 year ago...we agreed not to sell the house right away and then behind my back he sold it....my name was not on title....I do have a paper trail of my down payment and we have co-habitation agreement but he has the copy and the lawyer will not answer my email requesting a copy for myself.......what should I do?

[standing on the sidelines]

why was your name not on title if you provided some of the down payment? The paper trail should help you but i think you are kinda screwed because your name wasn't on title.

Another question, why did you not make a copy of the agreement for yourself? Do you remember what was written in it? Are you sure his lawyer has it or has your ex made it disappear because he knows you do not have a copy, therefore you cannot prove anything.

I wish I had some positive advice for you but cannot think of anything.

[justafool]

You have no legal recourse to him having sold it if he was the only one on title. If you can prove that you contributed to the purchase of the house and even better if any contributions in mortgage payments, utilities or upgrades then you have a soundly based claim of Resulting Trust against the property

[Tim Cash]

I think she will be fine as long as she can prove that she had a vested interest in the home, but keeping that in mind ...bills also apply as well so if he is paying a bunch of bills that you both have incurred and its more then 1/2 the profits made from the sale of the house then might be better to let sleeping dogs ....well sleep. Or he may decide to pull out the credit card statements and bust them in 2 if he in turn can prove you helped incur the bills. I could very well be wrong.