A woman has been told her texts with an ex could be enough evidence to help her get back $12,000. \u00b7 Yahoo Finance Australia\/Getty <\/p>\n
Welcome to Yahoo Finance’s legal column where lawyers Alison and Jillian Barrett from Maurice Blackburn<\/a> tackle problems everyday Aussies face \u2014 whether it be consumer, property, money matters<\/a> impacting relationships or work<\/a>. This week, a woman has been left out-of-pocket after a break up. <\/p>\n Question<\/p>\n I recently broke up with my partner and have been left with a bit of a financial nightmare. We had been putting in to save for a home and he was someone I really thought I\u2019d spend the rest of my life with. We were putting in different amounts and I know I was stupid by letting him have the account in his name. But I just didn\u2019t think of him as the type of person to take the money if we split and that\u2019s exactly what happened. He won\u2019t even tell me how much was in there. I did some calculations and think I put in about $12,000 over the last few years. I am embarrassed to tell my family or friends because I never thought I\u2019d be \u2018that woman\u2019 but felt it was easier to transfer into an account I couldn\u2019t see so I wouldn\u2019t be tempted to pull it out. I don\u2019t even know who I can lean on to work out how to get that money back. Or if I had transferred it with nothing written about how it was \u2018ours\u2019 that I\u2019ve really just given it away. What can I do? Tanya, SA.<\/p>\n Answer<\/p>\n We\u2019re sorry you\u2019re going through this.<\/p>\n Please don\u2019t be embarrassed to tell your friends and family<\/a> as they will be an important support for you.<\/p>\n They may even be able to provide evidence that you and he had discussed your joint financial goal of owning a home<\/a> and that you were saving money into a joint account<\/a>.<\/p>\n Just because the account is held solely in your ex-partner\u2019s name, it doesn\u2019t mean you\u2019re out of options.<\/p>\n