Marital property is any asset acquired by either
spouse during the course of the marriage.
The point of spousal maintenance is to provide a person who was financially dependent upon
their spouse during the course of the marriage with the financial assistance that they need to maintain their quality of life and pay for the basic costs of living.
«Marital property» means all real and personal property acquired by either spouse or
both spouses during the course of the marriage and before the date of the separation of the parties, and presently owned, except property determined to be separate property or divisible property in accordance with subdivision (2) or (4) of this subsection.
However, property acquired by gift from the other
spouse during the course of the marriage shall be considered separate property only if such an intention is stated in the conveyance.
If you expect to get spousal support, you need to have detailed accounts and evidence of all the expenses you had as
a spouse during the course of the marriage, including how much you spend on your child.
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.
During the
course of a
marriage, one
spouse may come to rely on another
spouse's income.
«all real and personal property acquired by a
spouse before
marriage or acquired by a
spouse by devise, descent, or gift
during the
course of the
marriage.
In these states, property acquired by the couple
during the
course of the
marriage belongs to the
spouse who earned it.
It also occurs when one
spouse is in the habit
of paying taxes on an installment basis
during the
course of the
marriage.
Like other assets, pension may be transferred from one
spouse to another in cases
of divorce to the extent that part
of the pension was acquired
during the
course of the
marriage.