Legal assistance with divorce and rental housing


Questioner

Hello, my situation is as follows. We've been living together for 10 years. We've been married for over three years, and my husband and I are planning a divorce. We live together in a rental house that I was given with a medical indication for downstairs living. We both have a right to the house because we're married. However, I pay all the fixed costs for the house: rent, municipal taxes, energy, water, TV, internet, and most of the food. We're both not registered as house seekers. We haven't yet reached an agreement on who will get the house. The judge may ultimately have to decide. I have an income from work, and he receives unemployment benefits (UWV). Furthermore, we have no assets, some debts, and some assets. I want to know how the judge will view this situation. Furthermore, I might have to pay alimony to my partner. The thing that worries me most is not knowing where I stand regarding housing. What criteria does a judge look at and what are the important ones? I am, of course, willing to pay alimony to my partner.

Questioner

Isn't it true that you are the legal tenant, and that the right to the rental property expires the moment you deregister, meaning he can never be the main tenant? Check the notice and the lease agreement. Or is the medical indication no longer relevant at this point? It's obviously very difficult to find another home at a reasonable price right now. The other partner usually has six months to find another house, but given the current situation, that's not enough time. You can make other arrangements between yourselves.

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