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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">PC just called me. She is a (now former) spouse. She and her former husband did a simple divorce, with neither of them having attorneys to represent them. There is a “Final Divorce Order” which identifies
that they own a home as community property located in Bothell. There is no reference to disposition of the home, so supposedly they both still own it.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">I have seen similar orders in the past that discuss such things as a timeline for sale (like once it can be refinanced or once kids graduate high school) and an agreed-upon disposition of the proceeds. This
order is totally silent. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">The PC now wants to try and force a sale of the home. Are they now tenants in common and what they need is a partition action (something I can help them with)? Or is this still a family law matter and should
really be referred to family law counsel? <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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