Sorry this is long but not wanting to drip feed.
Me and DP, not married but together for 20 years. We're both miserable and I want to call it a day but I dont know how to leave or even if I need to leave this house. I'm intending to see a solicitor on Monday but wonder if anyone knows if I'm likely to have to move out and leave him with everything. Hes money hungry and would love that.
- We have 2 DC
- In order to save a mortgage deposit, I paid ALL of our rent, childcare and household bills from Jan 2019 onwards. He then transferred money weekly to our joint account to build up our deposit.
- In addition, he had an extra 10k he put into this account.
- He worked away from home Mon-Fri for 5 years so I was left juggling the kids and work without his help. He recently came back.
- We bought a house which we are doing extensive renovations to. He is a builder and is doing a lot of whats left himself.
- The house is worth double the mortgage.
- Were living in the house and since then I pay the mortgage in full myself out of my own current account as well as all other bills still so his wages can go towards the renovations.
He thinks I should move out and he can stay in the house. He'll pay me off whatever little amount he thinks I'm owed.
Am I screwed here given that he put an extra 10k in as deposit, saved the deposit while I paid the bills and did building work too? The house and mortgage are in both our names.