Sentences with phrase «increase during the course of the marriage»

The clientalleged that the lawyer should have advised him to negotiate a «downside protection clause,» so that, if his income did not increase during the course of the marriage, he would not be obliged to make any equalization payment to his wife.

Not exact matches

If one spouse owned property before the marriage, or received gifts, inheritance or money from a motor vehicle accident before or during the marriage, that has increased in value during the course of the marriage, the Court has the ability to use its discretion to divide up any increase in the value of the property, although the principal amount will belong to just the one spouse.

However, if separate assets have increased in value during the course of the marriage, the increase in value is considered as marital property.