Hello all,
this is my first post. my issue is this. I was with my partner for ten years. in year 7, my parents gave me an early estate payout of 100,000.00. My partner and I used this money to purchase a house. The house and mortgage are in both our names equally as joint tenants. Before we moved in, my partner spent two months renovating the house, and we moved in soon after. we have no children. I have health issues, and am currently on a disability pension. My partner gave up his career after 7 yrs of working to take care of me, and from this point forward he had little income (some part time jobs) and i made all the mortgage payments, while he looked after me and the house. In year 9, he inherited 30,000.00 and used 2/3 of that money to replace the roof and do upgrades to the house. Now we are separated, and he wants half the house, even though I've made all the mortgage payments, and the down payment came from my parents. Is he entitled to half the house? He is claiming because he did all the house work, renos, improvements to the property, as well as sinking his inheritance into the house that he is entitled to half. who is right? I believe that because i got the money from my parents that the house is mine, but he says my money was intended for both of us, and he is on both title and mortgage. help!
this is my first post. my issue is this. I was with my partner for ten years. in year 7, my parents gave me an early estate payout of 100,000.00. My partner and I used this money to purchase a house. The house and mortgage are in both our names equally as joint tenants. Before we moved in, my partner spent two months renovating the house, and we moved in soon after. we have no children. I have health issues, and am currently on a disability pension. My partner gave up his career after 7 yrs of working to take care of me, and from this point forward he had little income (some part time jobs) and i made all the mortgage payments, while he looked after me and the house. In year 9, he inherited 30,000.00 and used 2/3 of that money to replace the roof and do upgrades to the house. Now we are separated, and he wants half the house, even though I've made all the mortgage payments, and the down payment came from my parents. Is he entitled to half the house? He is claiming because he did all the house work, renos, improvements to the property, as well as sinking his inheritance into the house that he is entitled to half. who is right? I believe that because i got the money from my parents that the house is mine, but he says my money was intended for both of us, and he is on both title and mortgage. help!
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