In re Partition of Real Estate of Davis
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The Court of Chancery determined the distribution of proceeds from the sale of real property in New Castle that was first partitioned then sold and determined the parties' respective shares of the sale proceeds.
Lydell Davis and Shanna Veasley purchased a home together as joint tenants with the right of survivorship. Davis later moved out and filed a pro se petition for a partition of the property. The Court ordered a partition sale of the property and appointed a trustee to complete the sale. After the sale, each party sought offsets for various payments or improvements. The Court of Chancery held (1) Davis's share of the sale proceeds is decreased by $6,477, and Veasley's share is correspondingly increased by that amount; and (2) assuming that $85,456 remain in escrow and no further trustee's fees or costs are deducted, Davis was entitled to $36,251 from the escrowed sale proceeds, and Veasley was entitled to the remaining $49,205.
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