Legal Question in Family Law in North Carolina
If a gay couple has lived together for 17 years and share ownership of home and have had a joint checking account. Does one have claim over a collection that has been considered the others the whole time they were together, and the other wanted nothing to do with the whole time they were together
1 Answer from Attorneys
Huh? What is "a claim over a collection?" Are you talking about a collection of personal items? They belong to whichever individual bought them.
The shared ownership of a home and a checking account between two unmarried and otherwise unrelated people is irrelevant. Unmarried romantic partners in NC, whether gay or straight, have no "couple" rights upon breakup except as set out in written agreements or contracts and in things like real estate deeds.
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