I am separting from my fiance and we own a home together. What are my rights and what steps do I need to take to protect myself?
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I am separting from my fiance and we own a home together. What are my rights and what steps do I need to take to protect myself?
Asked on June 4, 2009 under Real Estate Law, Florida
Answers:
J.V., Member, New Jersey Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 14 years ago | Contributor
Assuming you purchased the home together you have a right to your half of the property. What you should do is immediately hire an attorney who can represent you in this separation because although it is not a divorce the concept of division of property is the same. You also want to make sure not to move out of the home without a distribution in effect.
At this point get all the paperwork together to show you are joint owners. You also I assume paid half of everything or whatever percentage you paid. You need to get all those records in order to enable you to show a money trail proving your percentage ownership
So you just need to logically proceed, get the paperowkr together and hire an attorney at that point the attorney will advise you further
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