Not exact matches
To decide the
division of marital property owned
by divorcing couples, and whether any property held
by one of the parties should be included in the marital estate, the Court will consider several factors for the purpose of making an
equitable distribution.
Indicatively, whereas in his 1951 book on the abstract expressionists Hess noted, with a diplomatic reluctance, that Kline was «[p] ossibly influenced somewhat
by de Kooning», in his 1962 obituary of Kline Hess could write, with a more
equitable division of praise for originality, that Kline's breakthrough was «certainly influenced
by the examples and personalities of his friends Willem de Kooning and Jackson Pollock, just as surely as his spirit and personality would strongly mark their separate achievements».25
In a complicated construction dispute between window subcontractor and other construction professionals sued for
equitable indemnity and contribution, the Fourth District,
Division 1 reversed and affirmed some fee awards against window subcontractor after overturning a judgment on the pleadings, affirming a summary judgment as to one party, and giving effect to a prior appellate decision overturning judgments in favor of the parties sued
by window subcontractor.
In Vermont, the court may make the total
division more
equitable by including the separate property of one or both spouses.
During a divorce, the term «
equitable distribution» refers to the
division of assets and debts acquired
by...
During a divorce, the term «
equitable distribution» refers to the
division of assets and debts acquired
by one or both parties during the marriage.
This
equitable division applies to all marital property, which is property acquired during the marriage except
by gift or inheritance.
Without a prenuptial agreement, divorcing couples divide marital property under the provisions of their state's laws - either
by equitable division (41 states) or as community property (nine states).
(c) There shall be an equal
division by using net value of marital property and net value of divisible property unless the court determines that an equal
division is not
equitable.
In New Jersey,
division of property (called «
equitable distribution») as a matter of law can not be affected
by fault of a spouse, that is, a judge can not award you more or less property or money for the value of property because you perceive your spouse as the cause of the breakup.
In divorce and child custody cases, the contested issues vary depending on the parties» unique circumstances, but generally they concern with whom the children will reside (physical custody), who will make decisions concerning their religious and educational upbringing, medical care and treatment, and extracurricular activities (legal custody), how the assets and debts of the parties will be divided (
equitable division of the marital property), and what kind of spousal support, if any, is to be paid
by one party for the support of the other spouse.
It may award property to one spouse that was owned during the marriage
by the other spouse, it may award property to one spouse even that was owned during the marriage
by the other spouse's corporation, and it may order property sold to bring about an
equitable division of marital property.