Property acquired by either spouse during a marriage is considered marital property. But different states' laws determine how it can be divvied up in a divorce.
Themajority of statesrely on the concept ofcommon law propertyto determine who owns property acquired during a marriage. In a common law state, if one spouse purchases a car or a boat and their name is on the title, the asset belongs to that individual. By contrast, if the couple lives ...
Community property states are states in which both spouses equally own all assets acquired during the marriage, regardless of who acquired the asset.
摘要: The community property system, in one form or another, currently prevails in eight states' with the remaining forty-two states and the District of Columbia following the marital property system that exists under the common law. 2 These two marital property systems are 年份: 1980 收藏...
In a community property state, all property acquired during a marriage is considered jointly owned and divided equally. For couples in these states, getting a prenup may be essential.
As an aid to the common law property states which are considering the adoption of UMPA and those community property states which are considering adoption of speErlanger, Howard S.Weisberger, JuneSocial Science Electronic Publishing
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However, it is in your best interest to know where your state stands on dividing property regardless of whether you make it to court or not. It may help motivate you to negotiate a settlement outside of court, and also prepares you for what to expect if you do find yourself arguing for...
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