7 years later

North Carolina Divorce Law Divorce and Separation Answers
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Dear moodybc:

Greetings. If the parties are divorced and they did not have a separation agreement or a filed action for equitable distribution in the court, the house transferred to the party(s) whose name is on the property. If it was titled jointly, it is still joint property and your father can petition the court to have the property sold. Best of luck.

Janet L. Fritts
Attorney at Law
4101 Lake Boone Trail, Suite 200
Raleigh, North Carolina 27607
NCDivorce.com
919-787-6668

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My parents have been seperated for 7 years now and divorced for 6. My father owns his own business and is worth quite a bit of money. The reason for the divorce was that my father was having an affair. Even after knowing this my mother still wanted to work things out. No property was ever settled. Now 7 years later, my father is wanting half of the house. Is there a time restraint on this? If my father can still go after the house does that mean my mother can go after his business?