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What is the Effect of Divesting Marital Assets for “Marital Purposes”, on Equitable Distribution?

Do you know that payments a spouse makes from a marital account, during dissolution of marriage or divorce proceedings, for purposes “reasonably related to the marriage”, should not be included in the equitable distribution scheme and “charged against” the spending spouse, unless there is evidence that one spouse intentionally dissipated the asset for his/her own benefit?Read More »What is the Effect of Divesting Marital Assets for “Marital Purposes”, on Equitable Distribution?

Are you Going Through a Divorce and your Spouse Owned Real Property at the Time of your Marriage?

When you married your spouse, did he/she own any real property, or their own home? Did you and your spouse make payments towards the mortgage during your marriage, with marital funds? If the answer to both questions is “yes”, then you are entitled to share in the increased equity in your spouse’s residence, at the time of your divorce.Read More »Are you Going Through a Divorce and your Spouse Owned Real Property at the Time of your Marriage?