Buying a home while separated

[EagleAngel]

What is the name of your state? NC

What liabilities exist when a person who's been separated for two years enters into a contract to purchase a home? Does anything change once a divorce filing is made? Can the person make the offer, file for divorce, then close on the home? Or should the divorce filing be made before the offer? TIA

 

[HomeGuru]

What is the name of your state? NC

What liabilities exist when a person who's been separated for two years enters into a contract to purchase a home?


**A: many

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Does anything change once a divorce filing is made?


**A: yes and no.

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Can the person make the offer, file for divorce, then close on the home?


**A: yes.

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Or should the divorce filing be made before the offer? TIA

**A: yes and yes to seek advice from your divorce attorney.

 

[EagleAngel]

Thanks for you reply. I'm not the one in this situation, but I have been asking the person who is to talk to an attorney. I'm just curious of what will happen if she does things in the wrong order because I wouldn't want her to hurt herself now that she's finally starting to get her life back in order.

I'll pass that on to her and still welcome advice from others.

 

[HomeGuru]

duplicate post anyway.

 

[EagleAngel]

Yes, I posted here first, waited a while, then posted under family law and indicated that I'd already posted elsewhere since this situation can be relevant to both categories. Is that a problem?

 

[HomeGuru]

Yes, I posted here first, waited a while, then posted under family law and indicated that I'd already posted elsewhere since this situation can be relevant to both categories. Is that a problem?

**A: it was but no longer.