Can my spouse sell our house without my agreement?
No. Take a breath on this one — Minnesota law protects you here. A married couple's home generally can't be conveyed unless both spouses sign, and that's true even if only one name is on the title. Your signature is required. No signature, no sale.
Once a divorce is filed, the protection gets reinforced: Minnesota's standard restraints on a pending divorce bar both spouses from disposing of marital assets outside the ordinary course of life without consent or the court's permission. A house sale is squarely inside that fence.
So the realistic picture isn't a secret sale — it's a negotiation about whether and when a sale happens, which is what your attorney is for. I'm not a lawyer, and this isn't legal advice; if something genuinely irregular is in motion, call your attorney today. But if the fear was waking up to a sold house: that's not how Minnesota works.
I wrote this answer, and I stand behind it. I'm Chris Deutsch, a Minneapolis Realtor (MN #20382264). Twenty-five years of walking these neighborhoods, checking basements, and sitting across kitchen tables from people making exactly this call. I re-check every answer and date it — this one was last verified .
If your situation is more specific than the market, that's the one worth talking through. Email me at chris@lakesarearealty.com.