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Once you have decided to sell your home, there are steps that need to be taken to get it on the market. The following will give you an idea of what is involved with gay divorce and selling the home. Family solicitors will discuss with you how to sell property when you are in the process of divorce. Your property division lawyer or family attorney like this Utah family attorney will protect all of your rights and the division of property. Visit sites like https://www.ondafamilylaw.com/ if you’re looking to hire […]

Adding your same sex partner’s name to the deed of your home is relatively simple. You would need to complete a quitclaim deed, have it notarized and file it with your county registry of deeds. Some states also require witnesses or your partner’s signature on the quitclaim deed before it can be filed. Although the process is simple, the consequences of adding your partner to your deed should be seriously considered before taking that step. Unless you prepare a contract setting out your partner’s responsibilities in relation to making payments […]

You may buy your partner out of the home that you own together if he or she agrees to sell it to you. A problem arises when you both want the home or your partner does not want to sell his or her interest to you and you do not have a written agreement setting out how this situation will be dealt with. Your options are to work out an agreement with your partner or follow your state’s legal procedures and ask the court to order the home sold. An […]

Whether you can obtain a VA loan with your same sex Veteran husband depends on a number of factors. The Veteran’s Administration, VA, issued Circular 26-13-18 in September 2013 in response to the President of the United State’s directive that the Executive Branch stop enforcement of the statutory language in Title 38, U.S. Code, defining spouse as someone of the opposite sex. The VA stated in that circular that it would determine whether same sex married couples qualify for a loan on a case-by-case basis. The VA sent another circular […]

It’s certainly possible for a straight realtor to sell a home to an LGBT individual or couple, but the case can be made that they won’t fully understand their clients or their clients’ needs.  Knowing real estate is one thing, but it’s not the same as knowing a client.  That’s why many LGBT people turn to gay and lesbian realtors when they set out to buy a home or sell theirs. One reason why non-LGBT realtors may have a hard time working with gay and lesbian clients is because they […]

If no legal precautions were taken before his/her death to secure your right to live in the house then his family may have the authority to kick you out. It will depend on issues including who will be inheriting the property through intestate laws or a will. Family members who have no right to the home cannot kick you out. According to Lawyers.com, if you and your partner were married and live in a state that recognizes same-sex marriages, you may have other legal options available to avoid being kicked […]

You’ve been trying to sell your home for months, or maybe you’ve been trying to buy one, but just haven’t found the right house.  Sometimes, the issue is that there are too many houses on the market or that the market is down and no one is buying.  Sometimes there are too few houses for sale and you can’t find the perfect one.  But sometimes you just need a different realtor.  Finding a realtor you really connect with can actually be one of the determining factors in how long it […]

You may be married to your gay partner and not even know it! As of May 2014, if you live in Rhode Island or the District of Columbia you are eligible to establish same-sex common law marriages. The basic legal requirements include that the parties must be of legal age, must be mentally capable of entering into a contract and must not already be married to another person. Rhode Island revised its marriage statutes in 2013 to make them gender-neutral. If a same-sex couple intends to be married, holds themselves […]

Packing is one of the largest parts of the moving process after you have looked for moving companies.  Many people use it as an excuse to thin out their possessions, while others decide to storage things that are actually important for them, using services like these storage units sunderland which are amazing for this.  This can be a great time to clean out your closets and get rid of stuff that you don’t really use or need that much or at least get a self storage unit for a place […]