<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small">We already had the "easy way/hard way talk." He's pro se and I guess I was looking for a "quicker, simpler" solution. Thank you!</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, Feb 12, 2026 at 10:44 AM Teena Williams <<a href="mailto:Teena@jaglaw.net">Teena@jaglaw.net</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="msg8544092699346788658">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt">Follow the partition statute RCW 7.52. None of those matters need an SJ in my opinion. They are both on the deed together as tenants in common. The statute specifically spells out who has the right to partition
7.52.010. I assume you pled both in your complaint. Unless the answer claims those things are not correct, then you proceed under the steps of the statute.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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I have done many partition actions which rarely result in an actual auction for sale. If neither party can pay the mortgage themselves, the property will be sold either with cooperation or after a LOT more legal fees coming off the top (referee possibly included).
I told the uncooperative party, “easy way or hard way?” Just like I do with my toddlers! haha<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt">I have moved the court for an order to appoint an appraiser, and order to appoint realtor, an order to comply signatures on a contract and all transfer docs (after defendant agreed to privately sell but wouldn’t
cooperate further). I have then moved the court for an order to disburse funds. It is a slow and tedious process but one you can get through if you follow the statute. In this case, the additional steps cost the defendant ALL of his equity in the property
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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"
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