My DSis got married last Christmas. Both she and her DH have been married before and he had been living in a rented house since his divorce. DSis owns her own house, having paid off the mortgage a couple of years ago. After they married her DH moved in with her into the house she owns. The house is in her name only and her will is in his favour. I'm not sure if he has a will. I asked her whether she was going to put his name on the deeds and would he then pay up 50% of the value of the house so that they are equal owners. She says no.
I'm struggling to get my head round the fairness of this. My DSis has worked hard to pay off her mortgage and owns her house outright whereas her DH doesn't own any property at all. I believe he has got a few quid in the bank, not millions but a fair few grand. So he is going to be living in her house, paying his part of the bills I believe but nothing else. I'm not even sure if he intends to pay for any repairs etc. If they ever split up he will end up with half of her assets, i.e. the house. Or if something happened to her and she dies before him he gets to inherit the property without actually contributing to it.
I worry that she's putting more into this relationship than he is, financially speaking. She doesn't seem at all bothered about it but I don't want her to get taken advantage of. I'm not a big fan of his so this may be clouding my judgement. He's okay but I think she could do better. AIBU to think she's getting a rum deal here?
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cantfixstupid · 26/06/2020 19:54
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Am I being unreasonable?
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