As your neutral Collaborative financial professional, I help you identify, document and value your community and
separate property and debt, document your income and estimate your expected future expenses.
E. Order the equitable division of the community property and community debts of the parties and confirm to each their sole and
separate property and debts, if any;
Not exact matches
I've been in the market in San Francisco for some time right now
and my income hits the sweet spot of what you're outlining (~ 250k on two incomes, perfect credit,
and $ 0
debt — ZERO — of any shape or form)
and I'm finding they're only willing to go to the max of conforming loan limits, which is $ 625k for most
properties or $ 729k for an FHA loan (which, for
separate reasons, is a tough sell in SF right now).
It looks at overall
debts and does not
separate out housing costs such as mortgage interest, mortgage interest,
property taxes,
and property insurance.
Each identifies assets,
debts and income that belong to him — his
separate property.
In working with a joint neutral financial professional, you
and your spouse can work to inventory
separate and community
property, gather information as to
property and debts, generate options to divide the
property and evaluate the merits of each option.
Husband
and Wife objected to the garnishment, claiming that the wages were community
property under the revised agreement
and could not be seized for a
separate debt.
Husband argued it didn't matter if the
debt was incurred before the agreement was modified, that the new agreement was valid
and his wages were community
property that could not be taken to pay the
separate judgment against him.
The court will go through a discovery process to determine what
property and debt should be classified as marital or
separate.
Florida law details which
property and debts are marital, meaning they belong to both spouses,
and which are
separate (nonmarital), meaning they belong to one spouse alone.
Equitable distribution laws (laws related to division of marital assets
and debts) do not apply, so
separating property and liabilities can get real messy, real quick.
- Identify all
property (real, personal, financial)
and debts; - Characterize all
property or
debts as
separate or community; - Establish values for all
property; - Divide
property and debts fairly between the two people; - Decide what if any spousal support is appropriate;
and -(If you have children) Work out a parenting plan
and child support.
When a couple
separates and has an outstanding loan from a family member, the court will look closely at documentary evidence
and the facts of the case before deciding whether it is a
debt that might reduce net family
property, Toronto family lawyers Lisa Gelman
and Margie Primero write in The Lawyer's Daily.
During the marriage, one spouse's
separate property can not be sold by the other spouse,
and it can not be used to satisfy the other spouse's
debts.
Property and Debt Division: Although New Mexico is a community property state, the law regarding community property and separate property can be comp
Property and Debt Division: Although New Mexico is a community
property state, the law regarding community property and separate property can be comp
property state, the law regarding community
property and separate property can be comp
property and separate property can be comp
property can be complicated.
If you live in a community
property state — Arizona, California, Louisiana, New Mexico, Nevada, Idaho, Texas, Washington or Wisconsin — assets
and debts you acquire during your marriage belong equally to both spouses, except in certain narrow circumstances, such as assets acquired by inheritance or gift that you kept
separate from your marital assets.
Separate property is not eligible for division in a divorce
and can not be taken to pay off community
debts.
When the court divides
property, it considers such factors as the length of the marriage, any prior marriages, the ages, health, lifestyle
and income potential of each spouse, each spouse's
separate estate
and debts, whether one spouse assisted in the education or training of the other
and contributions to the marital
property including the contributions of a homemaker.
Generally, once a couple has
separated, their earnings, retirement plan contributions
and employment benefits such as restricted stock
and stock options,
and their
debts become
separate property.
Your complaint also indicates if there is any
separate property or community
property —
and the terms of divorce you desire regarding the division of
debts and property, as well as child custody,
and child or spousal support.
This is true even if the
debt was incurred for purchase of an item that only one of the parties uses.For example, if a husband buys tools for his job, hobby, or sporting equipment on credit, that obligation is a community obligation, although the wife might never use those tools or sporting equipment.As with community
property, generally,
debts owed by one party prior to the marriage remain a
separate debt of that party
and do not become transformed into a community
debt just because the parties got married.
When people speak of being legally
separated in New Jersey, they may be referring to the fact that they have entered into a written separation agreement governing custody
and a parenting plan
and support (
and maybe even division of
property and debt); or where, instead of having the marriage dissolved, the spouses filed for
separate maintenance (a type of support proceeding in New Jersey that results in the entry of a support order but not dissolution of the marriage) or for divorce a mensa et thoro (divorce from bed
and board) that allows the parties to live separately while still remaining married (which some spouses wish to do for religious reasons or, where the insurance plan allows it, to continue with health coverage through the other spouse).
The court examines the nature
and extent of both marital
and separate property, the duration of the marriage, the party paying expenses
and debts,
and any special circumstances.
In
Separate Support, a couple enters into a separation agreement, which defines each spouses rights
and responsibilities, such as support, visitation, child custody
and the division of
property and debts.
In dividing
and distributing the marital estate, the court goes through a discovery process to classify
property and debt as marital or
separate.
At the time of the legal separation, the
debts and property are usually «frozen»
and made
separate for each spouse.
The goal here is not to split assets
and debts directly down the middle
and have Bob
and Sally go their
separate ways, the goal is to figure out what is most unbiased
and fair distribution of
property considering the circumstances.
Equitable distribution laws (laws related to division of marital assets
and debts) do not apply, so
separating property and liabilities can get real messy, real quick.
For couples who choose to use a litigation process to divide their assets
and debts, their community
property will be divided equally
and separate property will be fully retained be the owning spouse.
Tasks: • Gather financial information: o Document assets,
debt, income
and expense o Value assets
and debt o Document
and value potential
separate property o Identify each party's initial preferences for asset
and debt division o Note any outstanding issues • Develop emotional background: o Family dynamics o Emotional state of each person o Interests • Develop parenting plan: o Identify each person's initial parenting plan preferences o Note any outstanding issues
With a summary dissolution, a joint petition is filed when 1) either spouse meets the standard residency requirement, 2) the marriage is irretrievably broken down due to irreconcilable differences, 3) the marriage is childless, 4) the wife is not pregnant, 5) neither spouse owns real estate, 6) there are no unpaid
debts greater than $ 4,000, 7) the total value of community
property is less than $ 25,000, 8) neither spouse has
separate property (excluding cars
and loans) of greater than $ 25,000, 9) the spouses have reached an agreement regarding the division
and distributions of assets
and liabilities, 10) both waive their rights to maintenance
and appeal; 11) both have read a brochure about summary dissolution
and 12) both desire to end the marriage.
When legally
separating, couples make informed decisions about
property rights,
debts, custody,
and support with the help of a professional mediator.
While no law in PA requires a
separating couple to execute a separation agreement, it is definitely a wise idea if there are
debts, children, support claims or
property involved
and spouses want to settle these matters in writing via a legally binding document.
The issues that are typically addressed in mediation are issues related to children: legal custody
and residential custody, visitation, child support, allocation of college expenses for the children, health insurance, life insurance; alimony
and spousal support; division of real
property, including the family home; division of tangible personal
property including motor vehicles, boats, furniture, furnishings, art work, etc.; disposition of other
property accumulated during the marriage, including bank accounts, investment accounts, pension / profit - sharing / retirement accounts, etc.; payment of credit cards
and other
debts,
and tax matters including decisions relative to filing joint or
separate tax returns
and claiming the children as dependency deductions.
Will the assets
and debts remain
separate property, meaning that they will go back to the person who accumulated them before the marriage?
In making an equitable apportionment of marital
property, the family court must give weight in such proportion as it finds appropriate to all of the following factors: (1) the duration of the marriage along with the ages of the parties at the time of the marriage
and at the time of the divorce; (2) marital misconduct or fault of either or both parties, if the misconduct affects or has affected the economic circumstances of the parties or contributed to the breakup of the marriage; (3) the value of the marital
property and the contribution of each spouse to the acquisition, preservation, depreciation, or appreciation in value of the marital
property, including the contribution of the spouse as homemaker; (4) the income of each spouse, the earning potential of each spouse,
and the opportunity for future acquisition of capital assets; (5) the health, both physical
and emotional, of each spouse; (6) either spouse's need for additional training or education in order to achieve that spouse's income potential; (7) the non marital
property of each spouse; (8) the existence or nonexistence of vested retirement benefits for each or either spouse; (9) whether
separate maintenance or alimony has been awarded; (10) the desirability of awarding the family home as part of equitable distribution or the right to live therein for reasonable periods to the spouse having custody of any children; (11) the tax consequences to each or either party as a result of equitable apportionment; (12) the existence
and extent of any prior support obligations; (13) liens
and any other encumbrances upon the marital
property and any other existing
debts; (14) child custody arrangements
and obligations at the time of the entry of the order;
and (15) such other relevant factors as the trial court shall expressly enumerate in its order.
Separate, non-marital
property is any asset or
debt that was brought into the marriage, or inherited by or gifted to one party during the marriage (
and not co-mingled with marital accounts).
«A lawyer going through a divorce asked me if he needed to disclose his
separate -
property assets
and debts, as they had nothing to do with his spouse.
In a
separate transaction, existing mezzanine participating
debt was paid off
and Universe Holdings now owns the
property outright.
The
property features residential space, commercial units,
and a parking garage,
and is backed by $ 180 million in CMBS
debt securitized across four
separate 2015 deals.