Chapter 15 - THE HOUSEJason said the house was his because he paid the down payment.

Mostly true.
The down payment came from a Briarstone distribution issued during marriage.
The deed listed both of us.
Mortgage paid from joint accounts.
I designed and oversaw a major renovation.
Jason’s declaration still called it:
“My residence.”
Language reveals ownership psychology before courts decide ownership law.
The house was worth about $1.35 million.
Mortgage around $510,000.
Meaning substantial equity.
Not a mansion.
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Not penniless either.
Jason’s claim that I would “beg on the streets” was intimidation, not arithmetic.
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