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I met my husband 21 years ago and moved into his house after a few months. I was still a student at the time so didn’t contribute to the mortgage until roughly 12 months later when I got a full time job. We then split the bills 50:50 as we earned similar amounts. There was approx £50k left on the mortgage when I started contributing. We got married 15 years ago. After the mortgage was paid off we got another mortgage for £50k for an extension. This has also been paid off and we are mortgage free.
Important note to make is that the house deeds are solely in husband’s name! Even the extension mortgage was in his name but we both contributed fairly equally (I paid proportionally less during maternity leaves from work). We have 3 children. 10, 8 and 8.
If we were to divorce, what would happen to the house? Would I have any legal rights to stay in the house? I currently work from home, would this have any impact on me staying in the house? If I have to leave, would I be entitled to any equity? TIA