You and your spouse agree to sell the house (or other real estate) and divide the money from the sale 50%-50%. Here are some of the issues that come up in many divorces: While the house is listed for sale, who can live there? How will disputes over accepting an offer for the house be resolved? Who will pay the mortgage, insurance, and taxes until the house is sold? What if the roof gets a leak? Who will pay for that? What does it mean to divide the sale money 50%-50%? What expenses and costs come out first? If the house is not sold before the divorce is final, how should the house be awarded in the divorce decree? Should the spouses remain "joint tenants" or each own half, as « Continue »