My partner and I met 4 years ago and have been engaged for 3, and living together for 3 and a half years.I'm 23 and he's about to be 25. Recently he's told me (after I found out he'd been taking flirting over the internet too far yet again, I lose count now how many times it has been) that he is unsure if he will ever be able to be 100% faithful to me, giving me the example that if he went out to a pub one night and a woman flirted with him he doubted he'd be able to resist temptation. He also says he doesn't know if he loves me they way he should anymore. A break-up seems likely soon, he owns our house, but we're just about to move to another one.
He if broke up with me will I have any rights? My name is not on the mortgage for the new one either. I work 16 hours a week for minimum wage (roughly 82 quid a week) so can't afford to live alone, even if I wanted to. I have no family nearby so I don't know where I would go.
2006-10-04 20:36:13 · 12 answers · asked by Matwix 2 in Family & Relationships ➔ Other - Family & Relationships
I only work 16 hours because it's the only job I could get, nobody else even offered me an interview!
2006-10-04 21:33:01 · update #1
Sorry to say that you have no rights at all I am afraid. There is talk of bringing a Law in for couples who live together and not married, but it is not in operation yet. I believe you are entitled to anything that you can prove you have bought. If you havn't contributed towards the mortgage then you have no claim on the house anyway, particularly if it is in his name, had it been in joint then obviously you could. Your only option is to gain more work so that you are working full time - you will then be able to rent somewhere perhaps in a shared house so you are not alone. I do hope things work out for you as I know they must seem bleak at the moment. Believe me, one day you will look back and be glad it happened as there is always something better around the corner.... Good luck.
2006-10-04 20:56:53 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Did you sign a piece of paper when the house was bought saying that you have no interest in the property? If not then perhaps you might be entitled to something.
A silly question perhaps, but why only work 16 hours per week?
2006-10-04 20:52:52 · answer #2 · answered by PollyPocket 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think if you've been living together for a certain period of time you are entitled to something, at the end of the day you've been living together for a long time and have both been contributing to the home you share.
I would contact citizens advice and ask what your rights are, and how you go about getting what you are entitled to.
Good Luck!
2006-10-04 20:41:05 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
im afraid u r entitled to nothing. perhaps ur ex wud b kind enough to put u up for a little while as u have nowhere to go. try moving in with a friend if there r any that have space. otherwise tho, try increasing ur hours, if ur employer wont do it, please try looking elsewhere. i know its hard bcuz i left a good job 2bcome a mother and havnt been back to work since. i hav no qualifications but im thinking of setting up my own business. cud b good 4u. i wud have a very long talk with ur fiance bcuz he mite go with temptation but that doesnt mean he doesnt love u, how many of us can say we wudnt love the temptation. he's male its in his blood! lol! good luckx
2006-10-04 21:54:40 · answer #4 · answered by Natalie B 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
U wouldnt be entitled to anything im afraid and he would be perfectly within his right to ask you to leave the property.
The only things you could keep are belongings only IF you can prove you paid for them.
The best advice to give yould be to get down ur local council and see if they can offer you any temporary accomodation until you can find a full time job and support yourself.
2006-10-04 21:58:51 · answer #5 · answered by sweetfemaleattitudeuk2076 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Come to the country none other can compete with...I dont even have to tell which that is, b/c you already know :D. Anyway, good luck..many people here dont care or know how to deal with situations such as that in England, so you may be fishing in the wrong pond.
2006-10-04 20:45:06 · answer #6 · answered by James 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you have the same rights as if you were married hun.
you should seek legal help but you are common law wife in the laws eyes as long as you can prove that you have contributed to the upkeep of the house
2006-10-04 20:38:29 · answer #7 · answered by joleen19842006 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
not to go in to it hun but im in the same position he owns our house and enaged (was) we have 3 kids together and i know that if we do spilt he'll be the one going as he is the one who caused the problem if he says your to go then tell him u want time as u have no where else to go but i think its best he u did go as u need some one who wants only u and no one else
2006-10-04 20:50:44 · answer #8 · answered by flowerpot 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
my gf was with her ex for 12 years and she was entitled to nothing but money for the kids. lawyer told her this. if ur not married u have no claim on anything
rubbish i know
2006-10-04 21:42:53 · answer #9 · answered by Barson 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lawyer or Attorney in England that's the right people to help you.
2006-10-04 20:39:37 · answer #10 · answered by Toto 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋