mom & stepdad devorcing

[saving grace]

What is the name of your state? Oregon is where I live. My question is if my sister and I received SSD back payment from my father for four years of benefits. My mother took the money and deposited it into a joint account with my stepfather. Then they bought a house with the money, my mom said that we then had an intrest in the house. She kept trying to get my stepfather to make out a Will so that the house would be ours, but he never would. Now they are getting a devorce and I was wonting to know if my sister and I can put a lein on the house for the amount that we recived at that time? We also recived mounthly payments from Social Security that were being used to help pay house payment. If we are able to put a lien on the house will our mom go to jail for investing our money in the house and not putting anything in writing? Their getting a devorce and he is planing to clam bankrupcy and sell the house. I realy need advice fast before he puts the house for sale.
Thank You Saving Grace

[Gracie3787]

Originally Posted by saving grace

What is the name of your state? Oregon is where I live. My question is if my sister and I received SSD back payment from my father for four years of benefits. My mother took the money and deposited it into a joint account with my stepfather. Then they bought a house with the money, my mom said that we then had an intrest in the house. She kept trying to get my stepfather to make out a Will so that the house would be ours, but he never would. Now they are getting a devorce and I was wonting to know if my sister and I can put a lein on the house for the amount that we recived at that time? We also recived mounthly payments from Social Security that were being used to help pay house payment. If we are able to put a lien on the house will our mom go to jail for investing our money in the house and not putting anything in writing? Their getting a devorce and he is planing to clam bankrupcy and sell the house. I realy need advice fast before he puts the house for sale.
Thank You Saving Grace

I'm assuming that you and your sister are or were minors at the time the house was bought.

No, you cannot put a lien on the house. ALL the money that you recieved was to be used by your mother for your support. That support included a roof over your heads and anything else you needed. And no, your mother cannot go to jail for using the money to support you.