Asked in Divorce and Real Estate Law for North Carolina

Q: My girl friend is trying to file for an absolute divorce against her ex in NC, does she have to mention the house?

She owned the house before she got married to the man, and they were only married for 3 weeks before separating. So the question is, if filing for absolute divorce, does she have to mention the house that she owns solely and has owned since before the marriage? It’s definitely separate property I assume. And if she sold the house before the divorce, (even tho the house was owned before the marriage) does any money made off the house become marital property? But my main question being, does she have to mention anything of her separately owned house when filing for absolute divorce in nc

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A: This is a question for her divorce attorney, but from a real estate perspective, yes, she is the sole owner of the house.

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