The applicant brought a motion for the immediate partition and sale of a home jointly owned by the unmarried parties, and requested that the proceeds be held in trust pending trial.
The respondent opposed an immediate sale, seeking to delay closing until the end of the school year and requesting an immediate 50% disbursement of the proceeds.
The court found that the respondent failed to establish sufficient reason to refuse the sale, noting the applicant's unsustainable carrying costs.
The court ordered the property to be listed for sale with a closing date no sooner than January 31, 2023, and directed that $150,000 be disbursed to each party from the net proceeds, with the remainder paid into court.
