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Refinancing your mortgage after a breakup or divorce

What happens to the mortgage when you separate?

Murray Joiner

By Murray Joiner (Content Writer)

Last updated: 15 May 2024 | 3 min read

What happens to the mortgage when you separate?

What is the law around dividing up relationship property?

Does shared property have to be split equally when you break up?

Why would someone agree to less than half the house in a break up?

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Murray Joiner

Karina Reardon

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