Legal Question in Family Law in Ohio

sale of prorperty

my wife abandoned marital home.

wants 50% of profit if home sales.

she does not provide any finances to maintain home. needs alot of repairs before it can be sold. should she have to help in maintenance and repairs to get 50%.. is profit after repair cost


Asked on 12/20/07, 11:29 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys

Nancy Fioritto Patete Nancy Fioritto Patete, Esq.

Re: sale of prorperty

Usually the cost of maintenance and repair is deducted from the proceeds before splitting the proceeds. If one spouse maintains the home, the other spouse is still responsible for half the cost of that and that half can be reimbursed at the time of the sale of the home. This is not cut-and-dry, however.

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Answered on 12/25/07, 7:35 am


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