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ddman1
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My mother in law and I bought a house together in the state of Washington. My wife didn't get on the title because of her bad credit. All 3 of us put 1/3 down each which amounted to $2000 each. Anyways, we did get the house and agreed to pay 1/3 of the mortgage and utilities since there are 3 people involved (me, my wife and my mother in law). One month after living in the house, my mother in law met someone and is having a relationship with him. She is thinking about moving out, which will leave my wife and I to take care of the mortgage and the utilities.
The question is, she now expects when and if my wife and I sell the house to get the down payment back ($2000) that she put down. Does she have the right to get that down payment back and if she doesn't "contribute" to the mortgage, does she have any claims to the house even though her name is on it? What's the best thing for me to do at this point?
The question is, she now expects when and if my wife and I sell the house to get the down payment back ($2000) that she put down. Does she have the right to get that down payment back and if she doesn't "contribute" to the mortgage, does she have any claims to the house even though her name is on it? What's the best thing for me to do at this point?