Divorce Advice for Men | Fathers Rights Divorce | Child Custody

By Erik Braunitzer

Douglas Elliman Real Estate Company, Agents for Bronx Rentals

If you and your spouse have decided to call it quits on your marriage, you'll be joining the line of about 50 percent of other couples that decide to go their separate ways.

The process of a divorce is not an easy one, and usually the hardest part of it is figuring out what property belongs to whom.

We're not just talking about who gets the fine china from the wedding, but even big purchases such as the marital home and vehicles are all considered and depend on the court for who gets what.

Some property is considered community property (or marital) while other property is classified as separate property.

It is important to know the difference to make sure you get your fair share at the end of your divorce case, including what to do when separate property becomes community property and how asset tracing can help your case:

Question:

My wife took $40,000 out of my bank account and bought a house without my knowledge. She agrees to sign the house we lived in together over to me, and we are agreeable on what belongs to each other, should I do something to protect myself?

By Matt Allen

Editor, DadsDivorce.com

Distribution of property in a divorce is handled differently depending on the state you live in.

In a previous article, we looked at how community property states divide property. Now let's examine how the majority of states handle property: equitably. (Find out if your state is community property or equitable distribution.)

In states that use an equitable division of assets, all property acquired during the marriage is distributed equitably, or fairly. Not necessarily equally.

By Jennifer Hankinson

Divorce Attorney, Cordell & Cordell

There are two ways to classify property acquired during a marriage: community property or equitable distribution.

In a community property state all property acquired during the marriage is divided equally (50/50).

In an equitable distribution state, all property acquired during the marriage is divided "equitably," or fairly. Not necessarily equally.

For purposes of this article, we will examine how property is handled in community property states. In another article, we looked at how an equitable distribution state handles property distribution. 

Question:

I live in a community property state. My wife and I are currently married, but will soon be divorced. She refuses to give me a copy of her financial records or cooperate at all in the process of doing our taxes.

What are my options to file taxes without her financial information? How are tax liabilities distributed in a community property state?