Divorce Home Sale Checklist (Printable)

The short answer

Before listing, settle three things in writing: who pays what until closing, the price plan, and where the proceeds go. If papers have been served, add the other spouse’s written consent or a court order (ORS 107.093). The full list is below, and it prints cleanly.

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Selling the house in a divorce, step by step

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Before anything is signedEach of you has talked to your own attorney about the houseBefore you agree to anything in writing.You know whether papers have been servedIf they have, ORS 107.093 restrains selling without written consent or a court order.You know who is on the title and who is on the loanThey are not always the same people. Your deed and your mortgage statement show both.Mortgage, insurance, taxes and utilities are currentWhoever pays them, they keep getting paid.

Decisions to put in writingWhich broker you will useThe list price, and when and by how much it drops if it doesn’t sellWho pays the mortgage and the bills until closingA court can also make temporary orders on this (ORS 107.095).The repair and prep budget, and who pays itHow offers get answered when you disagreeFor example: both attorneys, within 24 hours.Where the proceeds go at closingSettle this with your attorneys before you list.

The paperwork fileThe deed and the latest mortgage statement for every loanHOA documents, if there is an HOAPermits, warranties and receipts for big workWell and septic records, if the home has themYour case number and any court orders about the houseThe Oregon initial agency disclosure pamphlet, from meOregon requires it at first contact (ORS 696.820).

Getting the house readyWho is living there during the sale is agreedPersonal items and anything in dispute are packed awayRepairs from the agreed list are doneShowing rules are agreed: notice, who leaves, pets

Under contract and closingBoth of you know every deadline in the contractI send them to both of you in writing.Repair requests get answered the way you agreedClosing instructions are signed and match your agreement or judgmentEveryone on title can sign, in person or by arrangement with escrow

After closingEach of you has a copy of the final closing statementYour CPA will want it.Utilities and insurance are cancelledYou have asked your CPA about the home sale exclusionIRS Publication 523 covers divorced owners.

Sources · checked 23 Oct 2026

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Should both of us use the same checklist?

You can each keep your own on your own devices. The decisions in the second group are the ones to settle together, in writing.

Why does the agency pamphlet appear?

Oregon requires a real estate broker to give you the initial agency disclosure pamphlet at first contact (ORS 696.820). It explains who a broker works for.

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Selling the house in a divorce, step by step

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