División de Propiedades entre Personas Divorciadas en Pensilvania

Explicación Simple

Cuando una pareja casada se divorcia y tiene propiedades en conjunto, esas propiedades se dividen en partes iguales. Cada uno puede vender su parte y recibir la mitad del dinero de la venta.

Es como si dos amigos compraran juntos una bicicleta. Si deciden separarse, tienen que dividir el valor de la bicicleta y cada uno se queda con la mitad del dinero si la venden.

Ejemplo Práctico

Imagina que Laura y Juan estaban casados y compraron una casa juntos. Después de su divorcio, deciden vender la casa. Al venderla, reciben el dinero de la venta y cada uno se queda con la mitad, después de pagar cualquier deuda que tengan sobre la casa.

Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

23 Pa.C.S. 3507 - Division Of Entireties Property Between Divorced Persons (a) General rule.--Whenever married persons holding property as tenants by entireties are divorced, they shall, except as otherwise provided by an order made under this chapter, thereafter hold the property as tenants in common of equal one-half shares in value, and either of them may bring an action against the other to have the property sold and the proceeds divided between them. (b) Division of proceeds.--Except as provided in subsection (c), the proceeds of a sale under this section, after the payment of the expenses of sale, shall be equally divided between the parties. (c) Liens.--The amount of any lien entered of record jointly against both of the parties, together with any interest due on the lien and docket costs, shall be deducted from the proceeds of sale and the amount of the liens entered of record against either of the parties, together with any interest due on the liens and docket costs, shall be deducted from the share of the party against whom the lien is filed and paid to the person or persons to whom the amount of the lien is due and payable. (d) Record of divorce decree.--No decree of divorce shall be effective to change the existing law relating to liens upon property held by tenants by the entireties except a decree of divorce that is valid in this Commonwealth and not until the decree of divorce or a certified copy of the decree is recorded in the office of the recorder of deeds of the county where the property is situate. The decree shall be indexed in the grantor's index against each of the tenants by the entireties. Saved from Suspension.Pennsylvania Rule of Civil Procedure No. 1910.49, as amended March 30, 1994, provided that section 3507 shall not be deemed suspended