How do my girlfriend and I spilt up if we have a house in both of our names?

The best thing to do is to negotiate a deal with your ex girl friend. Having litigated a partition action, I can tell you it is very expensive. In...

Can a Real State agent keep a tenat's broker fee even if that person doesn't move into the apartment they agent show them?

It depends on the terms of your relationship with the broker and other issues. Did you sign a lease before you changed your mind? Did you have a...

While you do not "need" a lawyer, an experienced lawyer can speed the process up immeasureably. The lawyer will not slow things down. The most...

Is she the only owner

your statement of facts is confusing. Whose name is on the deed to the property? Try to outline the facts again.

Realestate/deeds/ wills/trusts/

You make no mention of the nature of the deed pursuant to which you and your parents own the property. If you are joint tenants with them with a...

I purchased a foreclosed home but former owner won't sign off on the deed. This is New York State.

You definitely need a lawyer to help you straighten your situation out. If the house were foreclosed, you would have bought it from the bank and...

Does being in the chain of title give you a permanent right of way over a road that is the only access to your home?

I generally agree with the two prior posters. From who did your wife's parents acquire title to the property? If it ws from the neighbor's...

two days ago I mentioned that you might throw a stone into the sheen. At that point I wasn't sure whether an organic or a petroleum sheen would...

rainbows on water may be caused by petroleum or they may be formed by certain types of organic decomposition. If you throw a stone in the sheen,...

Need to split up a second home between family members. different ideas on how much equity has been put in by both partners.

Mary Katherine Brown's question was right on. Absent a written agreement which addresses what you do in a situation like this, you are going to...