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On Dec 1st finished my separation period of 1 year and I'm headed for a divorce. I live with my 2 kids in rented apartment. I lost my job. AT the moment I'm without any income , only $400 child support. In marriage we bought a house. He persuaded me that I can not get half of the house in the divorce since there is no equity. I still don't understand those terms, and I have no funds to pay the lawyer. He said that I need to sign that half to him since the house was on foreclosure. He lied. He found the money and still living in the house. He even brought a roommate and that person is living already there , for couple of months. I feel that I've been robbed and that I deserve half of the house. I have more details but I'd like to talk with a lawyer. Please help. I'm desperate.
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He may have been able to make the mortgage payment and keep living in the house, but that doesn't necessarily mean it's worth anything, if the fair market value is less than what is owed. It's possible that the only reason he can afford it is because of the rent he is collecting from the roommate. But even if you signed a Quit Claim deed retitling the property to him, you may still have a marital interest in the property. It depends on what you signed, so I would have to take a look at that in order to advise you.
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Answered on Dec 06th, 2014 at 4:04 PM