Hi there,
I decided to move out of the matrimonial home early December 2019, and actually moved out on December 13, 2019. The plan was the put the house up for sale, and that I would continue to pay half the mortgage and property tax until it sold. I asked him one last time right before I signed back my lease agreement if he wanted to be the one to leave: he did not want to move, he wanted to stay in the house. I didn't want to leave either, but that's a story for another post
Largely due to his inaction and delays, the house is still not sold. It was finally due to be listed this Wednesday, but with the announcement of non essential services being closed as of tomorrow night, the real estate agent has suggested we may need to hold off on listing.
If I stop contributing to the mortgage and taxes, are there any financial repercussions? I had assumed we would have had the house listed in January, February at the latest. I planned and budgeted based on that assumption and while I'm capable of comfortably carrying my own living costs, contributing to two households for this long and for who knows how much longer was not part of my plan. I knew it would be a struggle, but figured I could handle the short term sacrifice if it meant getting the peace of mind moving out provided.
Some extra info: we share time with the kids 50/50. There is no child or spousal support either way. We have virtually equal salaries. I pay half the mortgage and property tax, half after school childcare expense, and half of our older boys cellphone bill. He pays utilities/cable for the house. We've equally split large house maintenance expenses like painting and redoing the floors in order to list.
I decided to move out of the matrimonial home early December 2019, and actually moved out on December 13, 2019. The plan was the put the house up for sale, and that I would continue to pay half the mortgage and property tax until it sold. I asked him one last time right before I signed back my lease agreement if he wanted to be the one to leave: he did not want to move, he wanted to stay in the house. I didn't want to leave either, but that's a story for another post
Largely due to his inaction and delays, the house is still not sold. It was finally due to be listed this Wednesday, but with the announcement of non essential services being closed as of tomorrow night, the real estate agent has suggested we may need to hold off on listing.
If I stop contributing to the mortgage and taxes, are there any financial repercussions? I had assumed we would have had the house listed in January, February at the latest. I planned and budgeted based on that assumption and while I'm capable of comfortably carrying my own living costs, contributing to two households for this long and for who knows how much longer was not part of my plan. I knew it would be a struggle, but figured I could handle the short term sacrifice if it meant getting the peace of mind moving out provided.
Some extra info: we share time with the kids 50/50. There is no child or spousal support either way. We have virtually equal salaries. I pay half the mortgage and property tax, half after school childcare expense, and half of our older boys cellphone bill. He pays utilities/cable for the house. We've equally split large house maintenance expenses like painting and redoing the floors in order to list.
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