Legal Question in Real Estate Law in Pennsylvania

Why would she be obligated to pay for him to keep the house? If he keeps the house, he would have to pay her for her share in it.

If they did not have some kind of partnership agreement about ownership of the house, they have to work out a buy-out now. If they cannot agree on terms, a judge will do it for them. This will result in a lot of lawyer fees, court costs, Realtor commissions, and, probably, little to nothing left over to split between them. So it would be better to work it out before a lawsuit,

Both parties should consult separate real estate lawyers to help them negotiate the buy-out agreement.

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