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.
Especially in situations where there are
significant marital assets, great disparity in level of income, or where minor children are involved, it is best to contact an attorney to make sure that all your affairs are in order.
Rather, I can certainly see this process being employed by family law attorneys in a number of «single - issue» cases (e.g., alimony) and of having a greater benefit in those cases where there are
significant marital assets involved, or in highly - charged child custody cases.
For these reasons people who are contemplating divorce should consult with an attorney, especially when children or
significant marital assets are involved.
Not exact matches
The longer people are married the more their
assets fall into the «
marital asset category» allowing spouses to accrue
significant benefits by
marital longevity.
Results showed that male household head, education of the household head,
marital status of the household head, production
assets, firm size, availability of credit, access to market, temperature and rainfall had
significant impacts on choices of adaptation.
When state, federal, military and other pensions are a
significant part of the
assets, contentious issues may arise in the split of
marital property.
For example, if you were awarded the family home and a
significant portion of the
marital assets, you may not be entitled to maintenance.
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?
The most
significant assets in the Virginia divorce case were the husband's military pension and the former
marital residence.
The summary procedure works particularly well for a childless marriage, where both parties agree to waive spousal support, and the couple own neither a
marital home nor have
significant assets or liabilities.
The
marital home is usually a couple's most
significant asset.
The
marital home is often the most
significant asset most divorcing couples own.
Besides the
marital home, a family owned business can be one of the
significant assets that is divided in a divorce.
Already married couples may wish to create agreements to define what will happen to
assets in the event of divorce, update a pre-nuptial agreement, address a
significant change in the financial circumstances of one or both spouses, or simply create agreements regarding recurring financial issues in the
marital relationship.
In addition to the
marital home, retirement plans are often the most
significant asset spouses have.
The divorce costs over $ 80,000 and drags on for more than 4 years during which time both parties have liquidated a
significant portion of the
marital assets, and have struggled to move forward in their respective personal lives.