AITA for wanting to divorce my husband after demanding to be on the deed of the house my parents bought only 5 months ago?
The person posting, a 33-year-old woman, describes her situation involving her husband of a few months, the 32-year-old man she married in November 2023.
Before the marriage, her parents provided a significant financial gift: they used equity from their home to help the couple buy a house, placing the deed solely in the poster's name and her mother's name.
This arrangement was intended to secure a s**ble foundation for the poster and her son, with the understanding that the poster would repay her parents. Recently, the husband has demanded to be added to the house deed.
The poster feels this is unfair because his financial contributions to the home and family have been minimal; she has covered his share of expenses during periods when he was between jobs and paid for the wedding and all baby expenses.
When she suggested a long-term plan involving improving his credit first, he retaliated by refusing to pay his share of the house expenses unless he gets ownership now, leading the poster to question if she should divorce him.
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The original poster (OP) is in an emotionally draining situation, navigating cancer treatment while feeling unsupported by her husband's financial demands and threats.
The central conflict lies between her agreement with her parents regarding the non-deeded a*set and her husband's immediate demand for shared ownership based on minimal contribution.
Is the OP justified in considering divorce over her husband's demand to be added to the deed, especially given his lack of financial contribution and his ultimatum regarding house expenses?
Or should she prioritize preserving the marriage by accommodating his request for immediate ownership?
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