Legal Question in Real Estate Law in Kentucky

Re: house

It is not possible to give you a clear legal answer to your inquiry without a more detailed evaluation of the facts of your case. Several questions are presented:

1. Are you married or were you married to the person who made the payments?

2. Did you have a written agreement granting her an ownership interest in the house?

If the answer to both of these questions is "no," then you may consider her payments on the house as gifts, and she would have no ownership interest in the real estate.

You should not take any action, based upon my advice, without consulting an attorney and explaining all the facts to him. You are best advised to seek the services of a competent Kentucky attorney. You can telephone your local bar association for a referral, or can find a good lawyer on-line at the Kentucky Bar Association's Lawyer Referral Service:

http://www.kybar.org/Default.aspx?tabid=291

Good luck!

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