Q: Partition costs (again)
I am asking this question for the second time as the first answer I received implying I had a lawyer and should ask them was totally incorrect .I am very respectful and appreciate this format and would appreciate genuine help in the direction I need to move. The reason I know what a partition is, is because I have googled what happens if my house sale becomes contested. So again I ask my question in the hope of a genuinely helpful answer and to let me know how I should proceed legally. If my co owned house sale ends in a partition and the other co owner is able to represent themselves as they are married to a lawyer do they have to share in my expenses of the partition?. this is in Florida
A: Yes, the co-owner should be required to share the expenses of partition whether or not that person has an attorney.
A: But your first question indicates that by "expenses of partition", you mean attorney fees. No, it is not likely that either party would be required to pay the other party's attorney fees. Shareable expenses might include the costs of selling the property, etc., but attorney fees are something else entirely.
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