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To be honest, so long as it doesn't affect me, I don't care what he does once he's gone. I know if would be better to sell the house first but it would benefit me to have him leave the home as things are pretty tense at the moment . Another alternative is for me to buy him out on a temporary basis until our house is sold but he'd need to leave me with 30K of his equity so that I could pay the mortgage and when the house is sold, he could have his money back but pro rata if it sells for less than we anticipate. I know I'd definitely need a legal document drawn up on that one but I'm really desperate for him to go - he's a drinker and unpredictable.