Legal assistance with property problems

Questioner

In 2000, I bought a house together with my then ex-partner. He arranged the mortgage and everything that had to do with the purchase in the financial field and my focus was on the immense renovation and making the property habitable. In 2004, the relationship ended, I left the house with our son and he has always lived there. I have never looked back and have focused on building a future with my son. Now he has put the house up for sale and it turns out that I am half owner of the property. What exactly are the legal implications of this discovery? For example, I never included this property in my tax returns. And what steps need to be taken to resolve this?

Lawyer

The question arises whether you signed the mortgage application and the mortgage deed at the notary? If you are a half owner, you have also been to the notary or you have given a general power of attorney to the notary. Is that correct? I cannot give you any actions for a solution because I do not know all the ins and outs. Were you married? If so, in community of property? You can still ask your ex for a user fee for up to 5 years back.

Questioner

Thank you for your quick response. We were not married, apart from our child there is nothing on paper that connected us to each other. At the time I did indeed sign a deed of sale at the notary. As far as I know a kind of formality in the construction he devised. Now 17 years later I appear according to the cadastral data to be 1/2 owner of the property with a purchase price of over 500,000 that is now on the market 17 years later for almost 700,000. I realise that this is an extremely exceptional story.

Lawyer

It is also important to know whether you have signed documents relating to the mortgage application and the mortgage deed at the notary? I am happy to help you