A pre-marital asset may become
a marital asset if the other spouse's name is added to the property's title or asset's account.
Not exact matches
If you do not know how much money is in the retirement accounts, you will need to take an inventory of your
marital assets.
Child custody, child support, division of
marital assets and debts, and spousal support (called alimony
if you divorce) are all ordered by the court.
While this article isn't a form of legal advice, common sense tells you that
if you're in any type of battle regarding
marital assets or custody, avoid any dating.
Try to have joint back taxes paid with
marital assets,
if possible.
If this is an application for an individual account and you are relying on your own income or
assets (in community property states, separate income or
assets) and not the income or
assets of another person (or community property) for repayment of the credit requested, questions relative to
marital status and to income resources and
assets of the spouse need not be answered.
In addition to the unified credit, the tax treaty provides a
marital credit
if the US
assets pass to a spouse on death.
If you or your spouse own a professional practice, substantial real estate or a small business, precise business valuation is critical to the equitable distribution of your
marital assets.
For instance, a pension in pay status can not be counted as income for alimony purposes
if it was also a
marital asset that has been divided in equitable distribution.
If you are financially disadvantaged and do not have funds to engage in litigation or even retain counsel to handle your matter or to uncover hidden
assets and obtain information concerning the
marital assets, you will be severely disadvantaged.
For example, it might be possible to transfer
assets into a family limited partnership that has both estate planning and
asset protection benefits however,
if moving such
assets into a Family Limited Partnership or Trust is designed to remove the
asset out of the
marital estate in contemplation of divorce in order to defraud the soon to be ex-spouse, the transfer may be rescinded by the court as being a fraudulent conveyance.
In short,
if the domestic violence resulted in an unreasonable depletion of
marital assets, then the spouse who suffered the domestic violence might be awarded more of the
marital assets, despite the fact that California is a community property state.
Asset division also becomes more complex and confusing
if the spouses do not know what makes up their
marital and personal
assets and debts, income and expenses.
An inheritance may be considered
marital property
if it has been «commingled» with
marital assets and is used in a way that provides a benefit to jointly - owned
marital property.
If you and your spouse have any joint
marital property (
assets or debts) they can be divided in your divorce.
That is to say,
if a party comes into a marriage with something, it is important to keep that
asset separate and not intermingle it with
marital assets.
If the commencement date of the first action for divorce is the proper date for determining
marital assets then, by statute, the IPO is husband's separate property.
Once this happens the remaining spouse may be shocked to receive a call from a debt collector or when they receive a Statement of Claim in the mail for the unpaid debt, especially
if they believed that they had split the debts in the same fashion as they had split their
marital assets.
If you have questions about pension division, 401 (k) division or any other aspect of
marital asset division, talk with our seasoned divorce attorneys at Magner, Hueneke & Borda, LLP.
Often, the real value of property can be hard to determine, making it hard to know
if you are getting your fair share of the
marital assets.
For example,
if you were awarded the family home and a significant portion of the
marital assets, you may not be entitled to maintenance.
• Who will receive as a part of the division of
marital assets the particular
asset (
if any) connected with the debt?
The only way adultery might have much of impact on how
assets are distributed would be
if one person used certain
marital assets to support the extra-
marital relationship.
An expert would be needed, for example,
if a business were to be considered a
marital asset.
For example,
if one spouse created a business during the marriage, that business would be considered a
marital asset that is subject to distribution.
As always, there are exceptions such as
if an inheritance is received by a spouse and kept separately from
marital assets, then that may be deemed a non-
marital asset.
If the entrepreneur no longer personally owns it, it can no longer be considered a
marital asset.
If there has been an intentional dissipation of
marital assets, the innocent spouse may be entitled to a larger share of the remaining
marital property; this is something to discuss with an experienced lawyer.
In a divorce, we understand that the spouse whom we represent will have important questions: what will happen to the
marital property, will alimony or spousal support be awarded (and
if so, how is this determined), what will happen to our house, vehicles, and other significant
assets, who will be entitled to live in the current residence, and how will custody matters be determined?
Additionally, a court may decide that inherited
assets need to be treated as
marital property
if one party has a substantial financial obligation to the other.
That said,
if the non-custodial parent owns a business and the custodial parent wants to stay in the
marital residence with the children,
marital assets do not need to be divided 50 - 50 in kind.
Again, it is important to remember that separate, inherited property could be modified into
marital property
if there is an intent to use the property as a joint,
marital asset.
For another,
if one spouse was dependent upon another spouse's income to sustain a joint standard of living, the court may award that spouse a higher percentage of the
marital assets so that his or her quality of life will not be unduly affected.
However,
if the spouse who did not own the
asset contributed significantly to that
asset's appreciation, some part of that appreciation may be
marital property.
If you own marital property, if you have children, and if you have assets that must be divided, it is often recommended that you seek the advice of a qualified divorce law firm in Poughkeepsie, New Yor
If you own
marital property,
if you have children, and if you have assets that must be divided, it is often recommended that you seek the advice of a qualified divorce law firm in Poughkeepsie, New Yor
if you have children, and
if you have assets that must be divided, it is often recommended that you seek the advice of a qualified divorce law firm in Poughkeepsie, New Yor
if you have
assets that must be divided, it is often recommended that you seek the advice of a qualified divorce law firm in Poughkeepsie, New York.
If a case is highly contested, and / or one spouse has a history, for example, of hiding or dissipating marital assets, subpoenas of bank accounts and other financial statements can be obtained to help the court determine an award of equitable distribution when one spouse refuses to provide documentation evidencing same, or if the court or your divorce lawyers in Brooklyn have reason to believe that your spouse is not being entirely truthful in his or her disclosure of these asset
If a case is highly contested, and / or one spouse has a history, for example, of hiding or dissipating
marital assets, subpoenas of bank accounts and other financial statements can be obtained to help the court determine an award of equitable distribution when one spouse refuses to provide documentation evidencing same, or
if the court or your divorce lawyers in Brooklyn have reason to believe that your spouse is not being entirely truthful in his or her disclosure of these asset
if the court or your divorce lawyers in Brooklyn have reason to believe that your spouse is not being entirely truthful in his or her disclosure of these
assets.
In other words,
if your marriage should end in divorce, your
marital agreement can help ensure you keep your own
assets.
If there's to be a division of property or
marital assets, those will need to be listed.
Marital property includes everything, and it does not matter whose name is on the title or
if the
assets are held solely in one name or are jointly titled.
If you have no children and few
marital assets, or you've pounded out an agreement with your spouse about how to divide things up, it's time to jump into the court process.
If the marriage should end, the state will step in and divide
marital assets and finances as it sees fit.
If the equitably divided
marital assets will adequately provide for each party, no alimony should be awarded.
Florida requires different petitions
if you have children,
if you don't have children but have
marital assets, or have no children or property but want the court to rule on other issues, such as alimony.
In other words, the fact that your spouse had an affair is not going to affect how your property is divided, but
if your spouse spent significant
marital assets on the affair, then it may have an effect.
Additional documents that may be requested deal with
marital assets, finances, personal statistics and a notice of hearing
if the case is to be heard by the court.
For example,
if you purchase a new car after you are separated from your spouse, then according to the definition of
marital property, this car would not qualify as a
marital asset.
For example,
if a savings account in the name of the spouse who owned it is separate, but the owner took money from the account and invested it in a jointly owned
asset, that
asset is
marital and subject to distribution.
If your spouse has committed or threatened to commit acts of violence against you or your children, refuses to provide reasonable support, or threatens to destroy property or waste
marital assets, we can present evidence to the court on your behalf to argue that relief is appropriate.
If you and your spouse have agreed on the divorce details, including division of
marital assets, child support and parenting, then you can usually press ahead with a simple or uncontested divorce without the services of an attorney.
If you own your own business then it is likely to be least in part a
marital asset.