Legal Question in Family Law in California
What legal right do I have if I live in CA and I have been in a relationship with a man for the past 20 years. I had supported him through college and we bought a home together. The loan is under his name and I'm on the deed of the house. Currently we are trying to short sale the home and go our seperate way. He is currently driving 2 brand new cars under my name -- I took out the loans under my name but he has been making monthly payments on them. I do not want the car in my name any longer if we are going our seperate way. So what can I do and what will the short sale do to my excellent credit since my name. We are not registered legally as husband and wife but for the last 10+ years he has been under my work's insurance as my Domestic Partner. Thank you for any help and suggestions.
3 Answers from Attorneys
Unless you are married or have properly completed the California requirements of becoming a registered domestic partnership, you property division issues will have to be resolved in the civil courts.
What Ms. Kock means is that you have no rights or options under family law, unless you qualify for a "Marvin" claim based on promises to support you and holding you out as his wife. Otherwise, you have a mess of a semi-partnership/semi-contract situation. You really need to see an attorney in person to get this sorted out.
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