Guides
The long reads.
10 guides for the parts of a divorce sale that take more than a page: pricing, paperwork, money while it sells, moving out, and what to ask your attorney.
Selling the house in an Oregon divorce
Eight stages, in order, from the first talk about selling to the day the money is paid out. Print it, hand a copy to your attorney, and take it one stage at a time.
When you're not speaking
A house can be listed, shown and closed without the two sellers ever sharing a room or a phone call. It takes structure, and it takes deciding the hard things before they come up.
Pricing so nobody feels cheated
The list price is often the first number two divorcing sellers fight about. It doesn't have to be, if the method is clear and both of you see the same evidence.
Preparing the house after one of you moves out
A house that one person has left looks and works differently from a lived-in home. Here's what to check, who should do what, and how to keep the costs from becoming a new fight.
The paperwork file
Gather it once, put it where you can both reach it, and you'll answer half the questions in this sale before anyone asks them.
Paying for the house while it sells
The house keeps costing money every month until it closes. Deciding who pays, and writing it down, keeps one shared asset from turning into two people's grievance.
Dividing the contents and moving out
Who gets the dining table is a question for your case. When the dining table leaves the house is a question for the sale, and that's the part I can help with.
Planning the move around the kids
This is about calendars, not parenting. Your parenting plan belongs to you, your attorneys and the court. My job is to fit the sale around it.
What to ask your attorney before listing
I'm not an attorney, and the answers to these questions shape everything I do. Take this list to your next meeting and bring back what you learn.
After closing
The keys are handed over and the house is someone else's. There are still a few things to read, keep and close out, and for each of you, a next place to live.
Confidential consult
One conversation, no pressure.
Tell me where things stand. I’ll tell you what the sale could look like for your situation, and what to ask your attorney first.