Who keeps the house if we split up and are not married?

If you are unmarried, what happens to the home depends mainly on who is the legal owner and on any cohabitation agreement (samenlevingscontract) you signed. Without such an agreement, dividing a jointly owned home and its mortgage can be complicated, so advice is important. The ownership shares recorded at the notary usually decide each partner’s claim.

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