Hello.
Long before I met my husband, his brother died and he inherited the brother's estate. By the time I met my husband, he had tripled his brother's money through investments. When I met my husband he had just purchased the condo (outright - no mortgage) we lived in, as a married couple for 5.5 years. I quit working to be the housewife he wanted - basically I was his full time caretaker - and he continued to sit at his computer making money with his money.
Going back to the condo we lived in, my husband purchased it with his money, but put his mother's name on the deed as well, because it was so much hassle dealing with his brother's property when he died, he didn't want his mother to have to go through that again in the chance that he died. I didn't ask for her name to be taken off the deed and mine put on when we got married...it didn't really matter to me and I planned to spend my life with him anyway.
Needless to say, he became a man of broken promises, who only wanted to sit in front of his computer, and I no longer wanted to be in this marriage. We separated almost a year ago. I moved out and he gave me $20k to get a vehicle and furniture and back on my feet. (I got rid of almost all of my things when I moved in with him.) I have been working and supporting myself just fine since. Now it is coming up to the year of separation and I want to get the divorce started.
The thing is, I have realized I am quite angry at the disappointing husband he turned out to be...I was 37 when I married him...my first marriage...I planned on it being for the rest of my life. I have come to learn of the 'matrimonial home' issue, and that I am entitled to 50% of it. (Well, 25% since his mom's name is on the deed.) I don't want 25% of the value...but I want to be able to put a decent down payment on my own home and if this is the opportunity to get the money then I want to take it. Hi is worth over a million, I don't think he will miss $30K more.
I hope to consult with a lawyer soon, just waiting for the call back to make the appointment, but I am wondering if anyone can tell me if I even have a chance because originally the money came from his brother, but my husband did the investing and made it grow. That is where the money came from to buy the condo.
We live in Alberta...
Thank you for any input!! :-)
Long before I met my husband, his brother died and he inherited the brother's estate. By the time I met my husband, he had tripled his brother's money through investments. When I met my husband he had just purchased the condo (outright - no mortgage) we lived in, as a married couple for 5.5 years. I quit working to be the housewife he wanted - basically I was his full time caretaker - and he continued to sit at his computer making money with his money.
Going back to the condo we lived in, my husband purchased it with his money, but put his mother's name on the deed as well, because it was so much hassle dealing with his brother's property when he died, he didn't want his mother to have to go through that again in the chance that he died. I didn't ask for her name to be taken off the deed and mine put on when we got married...it didn't really matter to me and I planned to spend my life with him anyway.
Needless to say, he became a man of broken promises, who only wanted to sit in front of his computer, and I no longer wanted to be in this marriage. We separated almost a year ago. I moved out and he gave me $20k to get a vehicle and furniture and back on my feet. (I got rid of almost all of my things when I moved in with him.) I have been working and supporting myself just fine since. Now it is coming up to the year of separation and I want to get the divorce started.
The thing is, I have realized I am quite angry at the disappointing husband he turned out to be...I was 37 when I married him...my first marriage...I planned on it being for the rest of my life. I have come to learn of the 'matrimonial home' issue, and that I am entitled to 50% of it. (Well, 25% since his mom's name is on the deed.) I don't want 25% of the value...but I want to be able to put a decent down payment on my own home and if this is the opportunity to get the money then I want to take it. Hi is worth over a million, I don't think he will miss $30K more.
I hope to consult with a lawyer soon, just waiting for the call back to make the appointment, but I am wondering if anyone can tell me if I even have a chance because originally the money came from his brother, but my husband did the investing and made it grow. That is where the money came from to buy the condo.
We live in Alberta...
Thank you for any input!! :-)
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