My husband and I have been married for ten years. We live in Manhattan, New York City, and have two children, ages 5 and 7. I have been the primary provider for the family and make about $80,000 a year. My husband makes about $20,000 a year. During our marriage, he completed a Ph.D. while I worked full time, and had promised to contribute more after finishing, but four years later, he has not got a better paying job. We bought a coop apartment that is worth about $400,000 more now than when we bought it. My family gave us the money for the down payment, and I have made all the mortgage payments since, but both our names are on the papers. My family also gave us about $40,000 in stocks that we have had to sell. We have no money in savings. We now both want to get separated or divorced, and my husband wants to sell the apartment and divide up the profit equally. I do not want to move and would not be able to afford a similar place to move with the children, who would certainly stay with me. Renting a similar home would cost about twice as much as I am paying monthly, and would be a waste of all the profits from the house, in my opinion. I would be willing to refinance the apartment and give him money to get himself started, but not $200,000, and I think he will not agree to that. Would I be forced to sell my apartment?
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