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What is the difference between marital and non marital property?

What is the Difference Between Marital Property and Nonmarital Property?

Last Updated: December 14, 2022 Marital property vs. nonmarital property–what’s the difference? When people marry, money, debt, and property take on additional legal implications. Though distinguishing nonmarital and marital property may not be important during the union, it becomes a top priority during a divorce. Division of property can lead …

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Can You Avoid a Fight Over Property In Divorce?

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Last updated: November 30, 2022 Approximately 50 percent of first marriages end in divorce according to the U.S. Census Bureau. This can lead to divorcing couples to fight over property in divorce. Divorce is a complex process both emotionally and legally. Division of property is a major issue in many …

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Moving To Your New House After Divorce

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Once your divorce has been finalized, a section in your Judgment for Dissolution of Marriage (ie. your “divorce decree”), likely awarded possession of the marital home to one of you (or none of you and sold). In the event you are the party leaving, starting out fresh can be an …

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What happens to your house in a divorce?

What Happens To Our House When We Divorce?

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Last Updated on The Marital Home is usually the largest asset a married family has to deal with during a divorce. What happens to the house when a divorce happens can lead to big fights in court. During the discussion of property division in divorce, the conversation between the spouses …

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Should I Keep The House For My Kids During Divorce?

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Last Updated on Moving Out with Children Post-Divorce In some cases, keeping the family home after divorce is not the best option for either of the spouses or the children. When this is the situation, custodial parents often need to find a new home for them and their children to …

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Hiding Assets During Divorce?

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Not Disclosing Assets During Divorce is Illegal Being worried about losing everything during a divorce is quite normal. The temptation to lie about those assets so you do not lose them is also normal. But, you are not the first person to go through a nasty divorce and you are …

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How do Assets Get Divided in a Divorce?

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Division of Property In a Divorce You’ve decided to get a divorce but are concerned about your financial future. When you were with your soon to be ex, everything seemed to be on schedule and planned out. Now, your finances are completely up in the air and you wonder what …

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Division of Property during Divorce

Property and Divorce

Divorce can be difficult for many reasons, one being the division of property during divorce. Many of things purchased during the course of the marriage are obviously cherished by both people. That being the case, certain items can bring the divorce negotiations to a screaming halt. Somehow, the two of …

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What Happens to Our Pet during Divorce?

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We often hear about the battles over child custody or big assets, such as a home, boat, or car, but what about pets in divorce? If you are a pet owner, it is probably no surprise that the battles to keep the family pet are often just as ugly as …

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What Happens to Our House in Divorce?

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In many marriages, the single most valuable asset in joint ownership is the home. So, it is very understandable how the home becomes of the most disputed pieces of property in a divorce settlement. Should it be sold? Will the parent gaining primary custody of the children automatically be awarded …

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What Are My Non-Marital Property Rights?

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Divorces are famous for ugly property rights disputes, but these problems are usually related to splitting up the assets that were acquired during a marriage. But what about the property that is considered non-marital property, be it brought into the marriage or something obtained during the marriage that only one …

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Is Keeping Your Home a Smart Decision During a Divorce?

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Most parents will agree that keeping the lives of the children as normal as possible is very important during a divorce. Regardless if the parents are getting joint custody or if both going for sole custody, the life-style and environment “pre divorce” needs to be preserved, or at least some …

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