Can creditors force the sale of our jointly owned house? | NC

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Q: Can creditors force the sale of a house I owned jointly with my deceased spouse? A: Usually, no — not if the home was still owned by both spouses as tenants by the entirety when your spouse died. Under North Carolina law, that kind of ownership gives the surviving spouse the whole property automatically by survivorship. The deceased spouse does not leave behind a separate share of the house…