If the property is not titled in both your names, you would only be entitled to a portion of the amount that the mortgage was decreased during the marriage.
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Yes, that would include the first property that he purchased before you were together. Active increases in the value of separate property are marital and divisible between both spouses. In English - if you have paid down the mortgage or put alot of money into the property during the marriage through repairs, etc., you may have the right to half of the increase in value of the property.
The key is that you file for equitable distribution BEFORE the divorce, or you will lose the right to obtain any of the equity, since the property is solely in his name. Best of luck.
Janet L. Fritts
Attorney at Law
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Raleigh, North Carolina 27607 NCDivorce.com
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My soon to be Ex and I had lived together for 6 years before getting married. We lived in a condo that he bought previously. Just before we got married (couple of months), we purchased a house. We were married for 3 years before separating. My name is not titled on either property. Do I have any rights to these properties? I put alot of my money into both of these places. Help…