Whether you live in a minimalist apartment and get around on public transit, or own a big house with a two-car garage, you and your spouse probably own some amount of property, and if you're like most people, you have debts as well. If you're going through a divorce, you have to make decisions about how to divide your property and the debts. Ideally, you and your spouse will decide together how you want to divide the marital property--you'll have to decide things like whether one of you will keep the family home and buy out the other spouse's interest or whether you'll sell the house; who will keep the furniture and other tangible property; how you'll divide retirement assets that each of you has accrued through your work; and how to deal with marital debts. If you can't agree on these issues yourselves, you'll have to ask a judge to divide your property for you.
Divorce and Property Division Laws by State:
Rules for dividing marital property in a divorce vary by state. Choose the state in which your divorce is taking place to learn about its property division rules.
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Distribution of Property in a Florida Divorce
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California Community Property FAQs
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Divorce & Money, by Violet Woodhouse with Dale Fetherling
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Nolo's Essential Guide to Divorce, by Emily Doskow
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This article provides a few tips to help you navigate through this difficult issue.
Selling the House When You Divorce
One of the options you have to deal with the house during divorce is to sell it and divide the proceeds.
Negotiating a House Buyout at Divorce
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