I was engaged to a man and we bought a house using my money from a 401K plan I had and a divorve settlement, I have the proof of that. It wa...

Question

I was engaged to a man and we bought a house using my money from a 401K plan I had and a divorve settlement, I have the proof of that. It was 28,000.00 cash. I did not add my name to the deed, learned my lession there. 3 years later we broke up and I was kicked out of the house. Would I have leg to stand on taking him to court to get the money back or should I just walk away with a lesson learned?

Answer

Never buy land with a person you are not married to. I assume that you and your ex-boyfriend did not have a partnership agreement governing the dissolution of funds. And why was your name NOT on the deed? Then 1/2 the property would be yours.

I don't know what kind of a claim you can make against him for reimbursement. You gave him that money and chose not to sign the deed. Gifts are gifts.

If you have a partnership agreement, you might want to speak to a family lawyer and see if you can make out a case for reimbursement.