Legal Question in Family Law in California
Can my boyfriend of 23 years forced me to sell my house of 15 years? We bought the house(1998) but after 5 yrs I refinanced & his name on the title was removed for being unemployed. The most he had contributed toward mprtgage payment is 3 months. I have been paying the house & he can't prove he is giving me money because he still supprts his family abroad. He started receiving $700.00 SSS as income 3 yeras ago. We never have joint bank account .
2 Answers from Attorneys
Tell him to get lost. He has no claim to that house.
If he is not on title, he has no right to force you to sell the house. I disagree with Mr. Roach, however, that he has no claim. Unless you can prove it was intended as a gift, he is entitled to an equitable lien for any down payment he contributed ( you don't mention whether he did that) and the principal reduction reflected in the mortgage payments he made.
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