Legal Question in Real Estate Law in Illinois

I do beleive that you are entitled to some relief. However, your situation is a bit too complex for this forum. Contact a local attorney who is familiar with constructive trusts.

Oh boy. So you put her on title to your house, but she put the net proceeds of her sale after paying off YOUR mortgage in HER own savings account, and you two have been handling things HOW ever since? And nothing else is in writing? I think you ought to take EVERYTHING related to this situation, including all the bills for the house you and she now own together, to a real estate/litigation attorney. While she shouldn't have it all her way, based on the facts you have not protected yourself. I hope there is more to this story that can show the arrangement was more than the little documentation you say there is. Even scribbled notes on cocktail napkins may help if any are in her handwriting. OR, tell us you do have more, that can document the original arrangement....Or, it's time that she agreed to split her account too, OR it's time for you two to make up which, based on the little you have given us, may in fact be what she's looking for -- something like an UNWRITTEN apology for something. But don't do anything before laying it all out with an attorney, dicreetly.

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I generally agree with my brother Stephen. You are in a pickle here, and you will probably end up litigating the situation to gain a resolution, which I feel is too bad given the sibling relationship. I noticed that you are in Plainfield, so you will have to file a law suit in Will County. I wish you luck in the resolution of this very tough problem.