If2 houses are still co-owned 5 years after a divorce, do I have a choice on which to take?
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If2 houses are still co-owned 5 years after a divorce, do I have a choice on which to take?
I’m disabledand I lived in (and tried to sell) our newest home in one state while my ex-husband worked in another. Now he’s retired. Can I move to the other home and have him take this on?
Asked on December 21, 2011 under Family Law, Tennessee
Answers:
Wayne Patterson / Wayne Patterson Attorney at Law
Answered 13 years ago | Contributor
The two of you can agree on a division of the jointly owned properties and then execute the required deeds to complete the agreement. You should have the deeds drafted by a local real estate attorney. I am assuming that in the divorce decree the houses were properly deeded as tenants in common.
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