How do I sell a house in a divorce on Long Island?

The first question is whether the two of you are on speaking terms. If you are, we sit down together and go through the same listing process I use for any sale. That process is the Seller's Playbook. The extra piece in a divorce is a communication plan, usually a group text or an email chain, so both of you get the same update at the same time.

Both of you have to agree before the house is listed. Both of you have to sign the contract with the attorney. Listing it before that agreement is in place does not move the sale forward.

If the next house depends on the money from this one, the sale and the purchase have to be planned together. That is a separate problem, and it is covered at https://andrewragusa.com/buy-sell-house-same-time-long-island. The first step there is the expected proceeds, which closing has to happen first, and what happens if the two dates do not line up.

If you are not on speaking terms, I should not be in the middle of it yet. That goes through the attorneys and the court. A judge may appoint someone to handle the sale. Each side can recommend a broker. If the other side agrees, that broker is usually hired. If not, the court can pick one of the two recommendations or assign someone else.

I do not give legal advice, and I do not decide who has authority to sign. That is the attorneys' job.