Who decides if a jointly owned house gets sold after a petition? | NC

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Q: If a petition is filed about a jointly owned house, who gets to decide whether it will be sold or kept? A: Once a partition petition is filed, no single co-owner gets to decide that on their own—the court decides as part of the partition case. The court must choose the method of partition. If the property can be fairly divided in kind, the court can order a physical division. If someone asks…