Protecting my home

barbiedoll

No, he won't be entitled to half of your house if he has not contributed to it in any way. For him to have a claim on any of your assets, he would need to prove that he had paid the mortgage, contributed to the maintenance or paid for any major building works, or that he has paid the bills. I'm guessing that, as he doesn't even live there, he will have no such proof.

Do you have any other joint financial products, i.e. joint bank account, loans, credit cards? Is there any way that he could have used your house as security for his business? If you know that you have been lied to, it may be worth checking out your credit rating, just so you know that all is in order. Also, if you do have a joint account, it may be wise to move any money in there to your own account.

Have you been using your solicitor for long? It doesn't sound as though she is giving you very good advice. My friend split with her husband after a year of marriage and he thought that he would have a claim on her house, to which he had contributed nothing. He didn't get a penny and even his solicitor told him that he wouldn't, so not to bother even trying. If I were you, I would get another solicitor.

peachyprice

If you divorce soon and he's never lived in or contributed to the house it's unlikely he'll be seen to have a beneficial interest.


ETA: Crossed posts with Barbiedoll above

Tish_P

I hope everything works out for you OP.

I still think that if people want to declare their love loudly and publicly, they should do that, and if they want legal rights and obligations they should sign a marriage contract. But I can see that's not a helpful point to make right now and I'm sorry for my sarcastic tone earlier.

mountainofdebt

Can you divorce after only 6 months of marriage?

floss2

mountainofdebt wrote: »

Can you divorce after only 6 months of marriage?

I don't think so, but they could legally separate with a view to divorce on their first anniversary.

floss2

Misslayer79 wrote: »

I have owned a property for the last three years, my mum and gran both contributed to the house but my name is on the deeds and I am the only person paying all the bills and mortgage....

Misslayer79 wrote: »

.... i live at my mums.....

Do you own this house where your mum lives? Or do you live with your mum & own this house elsewhere?

onlyroz

mountainofdebt wrote: »

Can you divorce after only 6 months of marriage?

If the marriage occurred under false pretences (i.e. if the lie from the other-half was big enough) then I'd say that an annulment could be considered.