Can my former spouse force the sale of our house after divorce? | NC

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Q: Can my former spouse force the sale of a house that is still in both of our names after divorce? A: Yes — if you both still own the house, your former spouse can ask the court to end the shared ownership through a partition case. But a forced sale is not automatic. The court first looks at whether the property can be fairly divided instead of sold. With a single family home, division is often…