Removing someone out of a house you brought together

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Good afternoon, I have a question and hoping i can receive some guidance. I purchased a house with my ex-fiancé in 2022 from her family. I put in approximately $16,000 and she only provided $4,000. By 2023 the relationship has dissolved and she wont move out of the house. Since 2024 I haven't received any compensation from her. Took her to small claims court in March and the Judge ordered us to do everything 50/50 on utilities and mortgage. I was also informed that she has equitable title towards the selling of the house. It is now going to May and I haven't received money towards the mortgage and i even contributed to the utilities (silly me not wanting to get in trouble). Ive hired a lawyer and would like to know what more should i do expect going forward. Thank you.

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Kevin Sobilo
Realtor · Hanover Twp, PA · Member since 2018 · 3k+ posts · 3k+ votes
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@Christopher Beauvil, why would she leave? She is an owner!
You're dispute with her is a civil matter separate of the ownership and occupancy of the property.
You didn't mention anything about trying to resolve the situation which will entail selling the property. Either one of you buying the other one out, OR selling it to a 3rd party.
Talk to your lawyer, but I suspect you can recoup her share of the mortgage and utilities from her share of the proceeds when the house is sold.
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Nathan GesnerBusiness Member
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Real Estate Broker · Cody, WY · Member since 2010 · 28k+ posts · 41k+ votes
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Quote from @Christopher Beauvil:

Convince her to sell the property. Split the proceeds based on what each person put in.
Example: you put in $16,000 and she put in $4,000. That means you paid 80% of the purchase price and she paid 20%. If you earn $100,000 from the sale, you would get $80,000 and she would get $20,000.
Add up everything you've put in and everything she has put in to determine the percentage of ownership, then convince her to sell and split the proceeds accordingly. I suspect she'll be greedy and demand more, so negotiate what you are comfortable with.
If that doesn't work, lawyer up and sue.
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