Can my ex-spouse buy out my share of a jointly owned home? | NC

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Q: Can my ex-spouse buy out my share of a jointly owned home instead of going through with a court-ordered sale? A: Yes — often they can. But once a court has already ordered the home sold, the buyout usually has to happen inside the court-supervised sale process, not as a private side deal. That means the court or commissioner usually has to allow it, the sale terms have to account for the…