I am married to a Taiwanese man. I am from USA. We were married 3 years ago and bought a house in 2019. The house is under his name and the mortgage too. I have put over 50% into the apartment so far i.e. deposit, refurbishments and mortgage payments.
In the event of a divorce, would I be entitled to 50% of the value of the apartment or does he get to keep everything?
Thank you for getting back to me Tando. I would also like to hear from other foreigners who have bought a property with a Taiwanese national and then gone through a divorce.
You bought the house after married,
and pay everything over 50%.
You will have 50% of the value of the house!
Just get ready for the receipts you paid for the house,
bank’s deposit book may have some records show how many you paid.
But in only one situation maybe a little different,
that is you and he went to the court or the notary personally and make a “notarial certification” for Separate property system after you married and before you bought the house.
Hope you didn’t make that “notarial certification” for Separate property system. It will make things get complex a little.
But everything will be fine if you keep every receipts and payment records.