‘LPBW:’ Was Amy Roloff Obligated To Sell To Matt?
During the last few episodes of LPBW, a very regretful Amy Roloff has made it clear she believes she made a horrible mistake. Some Little People, Big World fans, however, wonder if it is a mistake she could have avoided. Was she legally obligated to sell her portion of the property to her ex-husband? According to recent fan chatter, fans have the details of her divorce arrangement with Matt Roloff a bit twisted.
Legally, yes, she was obligated to OFFER her portion of the property to him. She, however, wasn’t legally obligated to just give it to him. What does that mean exactly?
LPBW: Amy Roloff and Matt’s divorce settlement
Part of Amy and Matt Roloff’s divorce settlement involved what would happen if one of the two decided to sell off their portion of Roloff Farms. Legally, they had an obligation to at least try to sell it to their former spouse. “Right of First Refusal” is the legal term. Basically, this means Amy Roloff had to give Matt an opportunity to make an offer and try to buy the property from her. Alternatively, she had to give him the opportunity to say he didn’t want it before selling it to someone else.
The OP of the Reddit thread notes that what fans are getting twisted is assuming this means Amy Roloff had no choice but to sell her portion of the property to Matt. If Matt Roloff lowballed her or they were not able to come to an agreement she was happy with she could have rejected his offer and sold it to someone else. Legally, she just had to give him the first stab at trying to purchase it.
She could have avoided this mistake?
During the most recent episodes of the show, Amy admitted she sold Matt the property for under its value because she believed he would turn around and sell it to his children. She wanted to make it easier for him to do that from a financial point of view. Knowing that she’s no longer selling it to family, she wishes she would have held out for more money.
Amy was the seller. The ROFR gave Matt the first negotiation when Amy sold her share. That is all. If he low balled she was then free to negotiate her side to a price she was happy with, or move on and sell to someone else. She was the seller, and as such was the one in the position of power. She was not obligated to accept Matt’s offer at all.”
The OP pointed out that the ROFR was always written up to Amy’s benefit, not Matt’s.
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