I own my house. i want a divorce. my husband has no job can he make me sell the house if its in my name alone?

Question

i bought my house after we got married. im not happy with him and wanna no if he can make me sell the house if i divorce him.

Answer 1

No. Not if you bought the house before you were married. If yall bought the house after you got married and only put it in your name due to him having bad credit or something like that then maybe. It depends on how good your lawyer is.

If Credit is the case, the Judge will rule depending on credibility on ontime bill payments. And if you have kids whoever gets the kids also.

Hope this helps. Good Luck and God Bless!!!

Answer 2

This is question for an attorney, not for armatures that are trying to answer a legal question.  

Answer 3

yes actually. Even though its only in your name, you are married making it a joint asset even more so since you bought it after you were married. You can fight for it and probably win though since it is only in your name and he has no job to pay for it. Its very likely you can keep it.

Answer 4

If you bought if after you were married, even if it's only in your name, it's considered marital property.

Answer 5

No. He can not force you to sell. However, the courts may force you to pay him half to equity that you have in the house. But that depends on the courts in your state.  

Answer 6

depends on where you live. If you bought it with your own money pre-marriage it's probably yours. If you bought it while you were married it's both of yours unless you can prove with bought it with gift money froma family member. Get a good lawyer, it's worth every penny!

Answer 7

No, to answer your question, he cannot make you sell the house.  The divorce decree will the be document that provides for division of assets and that will be negotiated and, not no agreement can be reached, a divorce judge will decide on the division.

Answer 8

He can't make you sell the house, but even if it is only in your name it is still marital property.  You would have to pay him for his half of the house.

Answer 9

i dont think  he can make you sell if it is in your name..

Answer 10

You need to check the laws of the state where you live.  If you bought real estate after your marriage, many states consider that a joint marital asset even if only one spouse's name is on the mortgage and the deed.  In a divorce, he would be entitled to half.

In some states, even property purchased BEFORE a marriage takes place can legally be joint marital property.  We bought a house once that had been bought by a single man and was in his name only.  He married about 3 years after buying it, and then we bought it 3 or 4 years after that.  When we got to closing, we ran into a snag - his WIFE hadn't signed any of the closing paperwork.  They assumed that since the house had been his alone since before the marriage, her signature wasn't needed, so she was already gone to the other city they were moving to.  We couldn't close until someone in that city found her and got signatures.  

So can your husband force you to sell the house?  Maybe.  If your state laws say he is entitled to half of the house, you can purchase his half from him if you have the cash on hand.  If you can't buy his half, the courts can force you to sell the house and split the proceeds from the sale.  Your divorce attorney should know the answer for your state and will also know a real estate attorney to guide you through any buy-out or sale.

Answer 11

If this is a house that you brought before the marriage and it's not in his name, then he can not make you sell the house if you divorce him because you've acquired this property before marriage.  Check with a divorce lawyer first to verify.  If you acquired this property after marriage, then the courts will make you sell the property.

Answer 12

No,I know in NYS As the house belongs to her its hers to do as she wishes.She wanted to also put it in my name,2,500.00 to do so.So i said forget it.My x-wife of 24 yrs got my house,Joint owned.Had a daughter of 23 in coll:The court gave it to her.160,000.oo worth.Good Luck and talk to your LAWER.

Answer 13

It depends on the laws of the state you live in.  My brother is getting a divorce.  The house was bought after they got married and he paid for the entire mortgage.  She can't get anything from him.  If she wants the get the house she has to pay him half of the value.  Otherwise the judge told them that he doesn't have to leave the house or give her anything.  

Answer 14

He gets his fair share just because you are married. Get a good lawyer and maybe his fair share won't amount to much.

Answer 15

Sharon, Ask yourself this question but change the placement of the genders.

Here is what it sounds like: I won my own house, my wife doesn't have a job, can she make me sell the house if it is my name only?

Now, most people will recognize the fact that the house was bought after the wedding and therefore the wife automatically gets half of the equity. In this day and age why should it be different when the show is on the other foot?

Answer 16

how long have you been married? and did you purchase the home during marriage?

my friend was married for 9 months and lived with her then husband in his home, after the divorce, she did not get anything really.