Legal Question in Family Law in Virginia
me and my husband have been separated for 3 yrs, he kicked me out because I couldn't pay my half of the mortage for that month I moved out and have been by myself , he is still living in the house with his first ex wife. the mortage loan is in both our names and the deed is as equal partnership my question is have I lost my right to the house, we never got a legal separation or anything like that. He is making the morage paid every month. So where do I stand? We have been married for eighteen years and bought the in 1997 and sperated in 2010 and no children invovled
1 Answer from Attorneys
If you're on the deed to this property, then you're a co-owner and
could assert your right to possession whenever you please.
That means you could move back in whenever it suits you (whether
the other co-owner likes it or not).