Hello, I am new here and I have a what I think a weird situation. I told my alcoholic and drug addict husband of 6 yrs that I had had enough and that I couldn't deal with his addictions anymore. I got a lawyer and told him to do the same and he ran to his mommy. We have a 4yr old son and he has a 12 yr old daughter every other weekend. Anyways my real issue here is that his parents won a lottery a few yrs back and gave US money. with that money we purchased our home together. His parents have been the ones to get a lawyer and my husband tells me they are going to put a lien on the home. He still has not gotten a lawyer and we are both still living in the home with our son. Does his parents have any rights with this issue, the money was a gift and with it we bought the home. I am calling my lawyer tomorrow to let her know. Any advice will be very helpful, thank you Kim
Seperation and Inlaw Issues
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Kim, welcome to the forums and sorry to hear about your situation.
It's really a matter of proof as to whether the money from your ex's parents was a gift or a loan. If there's no documentation about it, and there have been no re-payments of the loan or interest paid or something like that, then normally a judge would find that its a gift.
In any event, I'm not sure that getting a lien on the home makes sense. For your home to be sold, your ex would need to agree to this, and this would be his parents' protection.
It's really a matter of proof as to whether the money from your ex's parents was a gift or a loan. If there's no documentation about it, and there have been no re-payments of the loan or interest paid or something like that, then normally a judge would find that its a gift.
In any event, I'm not sure that getting a lien on the home makes sense. For your home to be sold, your ex would need to agree to this, and this would be his parents' protection.
thank you for the information, it is kind of what I thought and no there was never anything signed when we received the cheque and no money has ever been given back to them. They have two other children as well and did the same for them and I know we all rec'd the money as a gift. Hopefully my lawyer will be able to do something today. My inlaws also have a key to the house and I want to get that away from them too. please wish me luck
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