![One of the significant property items in a divorce is the marital home. Selling the house can impact equitable distribution in the court's judgment for the dissolution of the marriage. It can also affect the agreement in a divorce settlement.](https://grmfamilylaw.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/How-Selling-Your-Home-Can-Impact-Your-Settlement-1-scaled.jpg)
How Selling Your Home Can Impact Your Settlement
Divorce is the termination of a legal marriage. Oregon law calls it dissolution of marriage. Spouses divorce every year in the United States. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that the national divorce rate is 2.3 per 1,000 population. With the United States population of approximately 330 million people, the number of divorces is over 600,000 annually. Since