<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small">Sorry - I have been in motion-mode for a couple weeks. 1. It is a complaint. 2. I don't believe there is any legal basis to remove her from title unilaterally - Defendant is pro se and making this up as he goes along. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small">3. My question is, do I have a counter motion for sj as to her interest or selling the house - He is resisting mediation on the grounds that he demands to have his day in court and does not think I can "force" him to mediate the matter. On one hand, as he has repeatedly declined to buy out her share, an order to sell feels like it *could* be ordered as a matter of law. And I can make a fine case that the % of her share is a knowable number at law based on their relative contributions and a recent appraisal.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small">I guess I'm wondering if I'm thinking about this correctly. My client would love for this to be over without a trial and i would like to deliver that for her if I could.</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, Feb 12, 2026 at 11:04 AM Mike Zeno <<a href="mailto:mikez@zenolawfirm.com">mikez@zenolawfirm.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div class="msg-3451499393873077223">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(0,32,96)">Lynn, I’m not sure I understand the problem, but it’s probably because I don’t understand the facts.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(0,32,96)">How could there be any legal basis for removing her from title?<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(0,32,96)">Is the problem that she doesn’t want the property sold?<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<b>Subject:</b> [WSBARP] MSJ Possibility for Motion to Partition<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Quick Facts: 3 year relationship. Couple buy house. She leaves. She pays for another year of the house expenses, but that was 2.5 years ago. NO CIR. She brings motion to partition. He refuses
to cooperate with mediation. He has repeatedly claimed he cannot get enough cash to buy her out or refinance. He (pro se) has just brought a motion for summary judgment claiming basically that it's been long enough and the court should just REMOVE her from
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">It's clever. Wrong, but clever. I'm not worried about my response to that, but do I have any possibility of a partial summary judgment in my client's favor? Obviously as to "tenants in common"
and also as to "she can partition" - but what about as to "her interest in the property expressed as a share %" or "this house will be sold." ????<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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