What happens if I want a divorce but our house is an unfinished project and he refuses to sell?

[flowergirl24]

Just that really.

I have 3 small DC and want a divorce. The house we all live in is mainly finished after a big project but the landscaping isn’t done and there’s a garage that is half built and the garden is a mess. It is looking like the work will take at least a year and cost a lot of money.

I want a divorce and would like to sell the house now. I know that he won’t want to sell until all the work is done.

What will happen in this situation?

Then he’ll have to buy you out.

If he can’t buy you out you would have to get a court order to force the sale.

The divorce will take a year or more
do the work, finish the house then sell it

@millymollymoomoo does a divorce really take a year?

Well that would be considered quick if you’re looking to tie up the divorce and financial
settlement together - which you should really

I don’t there’s going to be much difference in timescale between waiting a year and a court order to sell
also finished hose possibly sell quicker than one that isn’t

don’t forget court costs

At the moment, the courts are so backed up that it could easily take 2 years to get a financial settlement if you start now. First you need to apply for divorce and wait for a conditional order, that takes 20 weeks. If in that time you haven't agreed finances you would need to apply to the court for a financial settlement. It will take around 2 months for the court to take payment and about 3 months after that before you reach a first hearing. After that, probably 7 months to an FDR and another 7 months to a final hearing if you still haven't agreed.

It can be done much faster, but only if you can both agree at some point.

If you are both agreed on the divorce so it is not adversarial then the court process can be a bit quicker.

Not much though,

If he doesn't want to sell he needs to buy you out,