Can I force the sale of a house after divorce? | NC

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Q: Can I force the sale of a house I still co-own with my former spouse after divorce? A: Yes — if you still co-own the home after divorce, you can usually ask the court to end that co-ownership through a partition case. For a single house, a court may order a sale if physically dividing the property would cause substantial injury, which is often true with one residence. But a sale is not…