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Kiplinger
Kiplinger
Business
H. Dennis Beaver, Esq.

Buying a House Together When You're Not Married? A Lawyer Explains Why It's One of the Worst Financial Moves You Can Make

A stressed man holds his head in his hands as he looks at his laptop.

"Barry," a reader in Reno, Nevada, was "losing hair over this," he said on a phone call describing the mess he and his former fiancée are in.

"Five years ago, planning to be married, 'Christy' and I bought a home with acreage in the country. But I admit I was a jerk and kept putting off marriage until she grew tired of my excuses, so we broke up. Both of our names are on the deeds, but only my name is on the loan, and she will not agree on a sales price.

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