My husband and I have been married since 2009. He won't put me on the deed to our condo. What happens to me if he dies, or we divorce?

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Dear Quentin, My husband and I have been married since 2009. We don’t have any children, and there are no previous marriages. I have asked him if I need to be added to the deed of our home, but he just states that if he dies, I will immediately get everything.

We... Dear Quentin, My husband and I have been married since 2009. We don’t have any children, and there are no previous marriages. I have asked him if I need to be added to the deed of our home, but he just states that if he dies, I will immediately get everything. You don’t say when your husband bought the condo and/or whether you contributed to the purchase. If your husband bought your home prior to your marriage it would likely be treated as separate property if you divorced. If he purchased it during your marriage, it would seem like an archaic or, to be less charitable, a controlling move to not put your name on the deed. In that case, it would be divided equitably.

The answer, however, is not clear cut. “When a judge decides the matter, you can normally expect assets to be divided as close to equally as possible,” the firm says. “However, courts generally prefer that parties have a settlement they both agree with, rather than the court having to make a decision which will leave someone quite disappointed with the asset division.”

 

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Crazy Leave him right now.

You own a condo. Wow. I should be a lawyer. That'll be $3000 please, I'll take that in gold bullion only.

13 years is a good run for the marriage…and you get half, if nothing else!!!

‘Our Condo’ if you asking this question it isn’t your condo it is ‘his’ condo.

Your his spouse. It goes to you along with everything he owns.

You be living on the streets posting your arse on OnlyFansSupport via a Starbucks internet connect.

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