Additionally, there is no time - bound definition of matrimonial property — when a divorce litigant makes disclosure of their assets, they require to list everything they own, including assets owned prior to the marriage, assets
acquired after separation, and assets acquired any time by gift or inheritance.
The cash severance
acquired after separation did not.
In its decision, the Court distinguished between money earned prior to the marital separation (in this case, a partnership capital account) and money
acquired after separation (in this case, a severance payment).
Marital property is defined as any property obtained during the course of the marriage and does not include inheritances, gifts or assets
acquired after separation.
Your spouse is not entitled to a share of any property you may have
acquired after your separation.
Not exact matches
After our
separation, the plan was to use the capital we had to try and
acquire good businesses.
In addition, property which is
acquired by a spouse
after service of a petition for dissolution of marriage, legal
separation, or annulment, is also the separate property of that spouse, if the petition results in a decree of dissolution of marriage, legal
separation, or annulment.
Separate property includes an inheritance to one spouse during the marriage; property
acquired by a partner before the marriage; passive income and appreciation
acquired from separate property during the marriage; property
acquired by one spouse
after a decree of legal
separation; property excluded from the couple's marital property by a premarital agreement; a spouse's personal injury compensation, except for loss of earnings during the marriage and compensation for expenses paid from marital assets; and any gift given to only one spouse.
Separate property includes inheritances — even if
acquired during marriage — and property
acquired after you file a petition for divorce or legal
separation.
Separate property assets are those which are
acquired prior to the date of marriage or
after the date of
separation.
Property a spouse
acquires after a legal
separation is not subject to community property.
It is presumed that all property
acquired after the date of marriage and before the date of
separation is marital property except property which is separate property under subdivision (2) of this subsection.
Any property you
acquire after the date of your legal
separation is your separate property and isn't subject to division between you, if you later convert your
separation to a divorce.
Typically, any property
acquired by either spouse before you got married will be considered separate property and, with the exception of gifts and inheritance, any property
acquired after you got married and before you separate will be considered marital property and subject to division during divorce or
separation.