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Jointly owned property
I bought a house and put my then girlfriend's name on it as well (first mistake). We thought we were going to get married but that obviously did not happen.
I bought the house for $30,000 and put in another $15-20 thousand of my own money. She did not put any money towards the house. Her brother does construction and helped with repairs. I paid for all materials. I have been trying to settle things with her and offered to pay her brother a reasonable amount for labor and give her $5000 dollars on top of that. She responds by saying that she wants $20,000 to take her name off, or that we sell the house and spilt the profit. I do not want to sell and she has no basis for anything close to $20,000. My questions are is there anything I can do in my situation. The house is in both of our names and she also refuses to split property taxes ( am I able to sue her and get half?) Since then I am currenltly living in the house and she has moved out. |
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You are going to need to retain a Michigan attorney and sue her for title to the property.
One possible theory that your lawyer might want to consider is a gift in anticipation of marriage (such as an engagement ring, for example). If, under Michigan law, such gift is revocable if the marriage doesn't occur, you may have an case. |
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