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My question involves real estate located in the State of: Ohio

My partner and I have been together for 20 years. We were never officially married even after the Supreme Court ruling of 2014 that declared same-sex marriage to be legal in all states. In 2005, we did the closest thing we could do to be a married couple at that time. We went to an attorney and we had our power of attorney and living wills listing each other as having or receiving everything and making all decisions should something happen to one of us. When we bought our house 16 years ago, the deed was put in both of our names, but my name was not and has never been on the mortgage.

My partner has decided to end our relationship and has told me that I need to move out of our house. My partner said they will keep paying the mortgage even without without my financial help and told me to find somewhere else to reside.

Do I have any rights to this home of 16 years? Can I just be told to move out and now have to find a new place to call home?

Thank you for reading this.
And I will thank you to read this, please.

Someone needs to waive a red flag in your face! Why? Because your status as an owner of the property (the deed was put in both of our names) is made highly problematical by your following statement: my name was not and has never been on the mortgage! Something is terribly awry here. To explain:

Assuming that the mortgage loan was used to purchase the property as opposed to an assumption of an existing mortgage THEN. . .

The mortgagee bank or lender would NOT have loaned the purchase money UNLESS all the then to be deeded/record owners of the property were signatory to the mortgage note! The reason is that the lender would not be adequately secured in the event of default and the need to foreclose. And rest assured that commercial lenders do not make the mistake of issuing mortgage loans secured by only a partial ownership in the mortgaged property.

Other elements of this story seem inconsistent with your assertion of joint ownership such as your estranged partner's sudden inexplicable possessive attitude and his announced willingness to fully assume the mortgage note. It would be judicious of you to consult with an attorney.