In short I need a bit of advice.
My girlfriend of 16yrs and I broke up, we lived and owned a home together in Virginia for the majority of that time.
My 2 questions are as follows:
She is still living in the house, I have moved out but am still paying half the mortgage. Both of our names are on the mortgage and we both legally own the house, so I fully expect that we will split the sale of the house, can I legally ask/force her to sell the house?
Outside of the house, what other financial obligations do I have to this woman? We both had separate bank/investment accounts, I made more money than she did for the majority of the relationship but she did well and has many investments. She feels I owe her something and I need to know is whether she has any legal right to take me to court for financial restitution of some kind. I have already given her $20K toward the mortgage and an additional $10K for bills etc. She says she wants more, what do I owe her?
Thank you for your time and any advice you can provide would be a godsend.
Sorry, forgot the most important part, we were not legally married in any state, including common law. Just girlfriend/boyfriend.
Hank.
My girlfriend of 16yrs and I broke up, we lived and owned a home together in Virginia for the majority of that time.
My 2 questions are as follows:
She is still living in the house, I have moved out but am still paying half the mortgage. Both of our names are on the mortgage and we both legally own the house, so I fully expect that we will split the sale of the house, can I legally ask/force her to sell the house?
Outside of the house, what other financial obligations do I have to this woman? We both had separate bank/investment accounts, I made more money than she did for the majority of the relationship but she did well and has many investments. She feels I owe her something and I need to know is whether she has any legal right to take me to court for financial restitution of some kind. I have already given her $20K toward the mortgage and an additional $10K for bills etc. She says she wants more, what do I owe her?
Thank you for your time and any advice you can provide would be a godsend.
Sorry, forgot the most important part, we were not legally married in any state, including common law. Just girlfriend/boyfriend.
Hank.
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