<p> An Austrian couple who got divorced but did not want to part with their house have reached a bizarre compromise by splitting the house into two with a concrete wall separating the two sections, media reported on Tuesday.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The married couple in their mid-40s from Burgenland state could not agree on who should get the house they had bought together, The Local news portal reported. <br /><br />Their lawyer, Katharina Braun, said that after prolonged negotiations they found a "unique solution".<br /><br />"They decided to separate the house and the garden with a wall down the middle, and each continues to live in his and her half," Braun told the Heute daily. <br /><br />The judge at their divorce hearing was surprised by their decision and asked if they were sure it was a good idea.<br /><br />However, the couple did not seem to be living amicably as they have been back in court to fight over who gets the swimming pool and who gets the carport.<br /><br />There has also been some competition over who can throw the best barbecue, the lawyer added.<br /><br /></p>
<p> An Austrian couple who got divorced but did not want to part with their house have reached a bizarre compromise by splitting the house into two with a concrete wall separating the two sections, media reported on Tuesday.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The married couple in their mid-40s from Burgenland state could not agree on who should get the house they had bought together, The Local news portal reported. <br /><br />Their lawyer, Katharina Braun, said that after prolonged negotiations they found a "unique solution".<br /><br />"They decided to separate the house and the garden with a wall down the middle, and each continues to live in his and her half," Braun told the Heute daily. <br /><br />The judge at their divorce hearing was surprised by their decision and asked if they were sure it was a good idea.<br /><br />However, the couple did not seem to be living amicably as they have been back in court to fight over who gets the swimming pool and who gets the carport.<br /><br />There has also been some competition over who can throw the best barbecue, the lawyer added.<br /><br /></p>