Some equitable-distribution states look to the conduct of the parties and permit findings of marital fault to affect property distribution. New Hampshire, Rhode Island, South Carolina, and Vermont have statutes that explicitly include both economic and marital misconduct as factors in the disposition ...
Property TransfersIn general, neither spouse will realize any capital gain or loss or other tax consequences from receiving or giving up property in a divorce decree. But if you later sell property that you received due to divorce, you'll then have to pay taxes on gains, based on the ...
Vermont Department of Health (2001) State of Vermont 2000 Vital Statistics: 116th Report Relating to the Registry & Return of Births, Deaths, Marriages, Divorces, Civil Unions & Dissolutions. Available athttp://www.healthyvermonters.info/pubs.shtml ...
When it comes to divorce in New York, the distribution of assets is handled in a way that is deemed “most fair” to both parties, rather than being split down the middle as in a community property state. The courts take into account various factors related to the marriage and the contri...