Ex-Fiancé Puts Name on Deed Then Leaves: Legal and Financial Fallout

Unexpected Property Ownership

• 💔 A woman's two-year relationship ended abruptly when her boyfriend, who had purchased a million-dollar ranch in cash, put her name on the deed.
• 💍 They were engaged, with a venue booked and a ring purchased, but he moved into her state and onto the ranch just weeks before he planned his exit.

Deception and Abandonment

• ⚠️ The ex-fiancé allegedly attempted to trick her into signing the house deed into a trust as he was planning to leave.
• 🏡 He has since left, leaving her to manage the 20-acre property and six animals alone.
• 💰 Legally, she is a 50% owner of the property due to being on the deed, despite him paying cash for it.

Financial and Emotional Whiplash

• 📈 She quit her job in private aviation, earning about $100,000 annually, and has been out of work for approximately three months, though she has since secured a new job at the same salary.
• ❓ She is seeking advice on whether to buy him out, sell the property, and how to be made financially whole, considering the emotional distress and career disruption.
• ⚖️ Legally, she is entitled to half a million dollars, but she questions the moral implications and doesn't want to profit excessively or remain associated with the property due to the negative experience.

Proposed Resolution

• 🤝 The suggested resolution involves her attorney contacting the ex-fiancé to offer signing over her deed for a settlement, potentially around $200,000.
• 🏡 This would allow her to sell the animals, move away from the ranch, and return to her own rented home in May after her tenants leave.
• 🚗 The goal is to be financially compensated for her losses and the "whiplash penalty" of the disrupted life, then put the entire ordeal in the past.