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Is property acquired after separation in Pennsylvania considered marital property?
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In the state of Pennsylvania, property that is acquired after legal separation is not considered property purchased during the marriage. The only time that property is considered joint after legal separation is if joint marital funds are used.
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If a car is only in the husband's name can a wife take it at separation?
It just depends on what the two of you have agreed to in the course of your separation and of course, your state laws. Generally though, any property acquired during the marriage is considered community property belonging to both parties, property acquired before or after are not common, so it's probably a good idea to discuss division of the property.
You own a house in Pennsylvania in your name only and you and your wife live in Arizona and you want a divorce can your wife claim the Pennsylvania house as community property?
Pennsylvania law would have jurisdiction over real property in that state and Pennsylvania is not a community property state. However, you should discuss this issue with an attorney considering that any property acquired during a marriage may be considered marital property and subject to the court's discretion. You may find that your Pennsylvania property is safe from the divorce proceeding.
If property acquired after marriage in a community property state considered to be community property if a loan is taken against the property.?
Yes.Yes.Yes.Yes.
Is any property received by any will considered to be self acquired property or inherited in India?
if you received any property by will written with testator then, the property is consider as inhertied property. this is applicable when the testator has heridty with your family. otherwise it is considered as self acquired property. another way, the property is inhertied when it completed 4 generations with out any divide in middle.
What kind of estate is community property considered?
An estate is all the property a person owns both real and personal. Community property is property acquired by married people in certain states (called community property states). It can be acquired in one parties name or both but if acquired during the marriage it becomes community property that will be divided evenly in the case of a divorce.An estate is all the property a person owns both real and personal. Community property is property acquired by married people in certain states (called community property states). It can be acquired in one parties name or both but if acquired during the marriage it becomes community property that will be divided evenly in the case of a divorce.An estate is all the property a person owns both real and personal. Community property is property acquired by married people in certain states (called community property states). It can be acquired in one parties name or both but if acquired during the marriage it becomes community property that will be divided evenly in the case of a divorce.An estate is all the property a person owns both real and personal. Community property is property acquired by married people in certain states (called community property states). It can be acquired in one parties name or both but if acquired during the marriage it becomes community property that will be divided evenly in the case of a divorce.
What is considered community property?
Generally, anything that a married couple accumulates during the marriage is considered community property, that is, both spouses own an undivided share of the whole. Community property courts start with a strong presumption that anything acquired during marriage is a community item, the spouse claiming a particular item is not community property has the burden of proving otherwise. The main areas of separate property are those items acquired before marriage, items received as a gift through a will or by inheritance, and those properties purchased with separate property funds.
Is a husband entitled to his wife's property that she acquired prior to their marriage in Texas?
Generally, no. Texas is a community property state. Generally, any property acquired prior to marriage, and maintained as separate property during the marriage, is not considered community property. For more detailed advice you should consult with an attorney who specializes in divorce law.
What property of these metals would allow such a separation?
What property of these metals would allow such a separation?
How long does a couple need to be married for property to be considered community property?
You do not necessarily have to be married to own jointly owned property and even when an individual is married for 60 years he could still keep property separate from his spouse. Property is considered jointly owned if you purchased it together (each contributing), your name is on the property, or in some situations when you are married and you have substantially contributed to the property. If your spouse has kept the property separate by keeping it in his name, only putting his money into it then it will be considered separate.
In a community property state is property inherited after marriage considered community property?
Property acquired prior to marriage is separate property and remains separate unless the spouse is granted on title and contributes to the mortgage payments from community funds, then they acquire an interest in that separate property in proportion to their contributions. Paying insurance taxes, utilities is not considered a basis to make the property community.
Is Pennsylvania an equitable distribution state or a community property state?
No Pennsylvania is not a community property state. It does view all property gained over the course of a marriage to be eligible for equitable distribution however, no matter whose name the property is in.
In North Carolina a person is legally separated with the intent to divorce how can you protect your assets during the mandatory 1 year separation period?
Any assets acquired during the marriage are community property. Any assets acquired after the parties separate are the individual’s property. Do not commingle your individual property with any accounts that were jointly held accounts. Be able to trace the origin of the newly acquired property and show a paper trail. Any property acquired during the marriage that was personally given to you, i.e.: money from a parents will, is yours. Remember, you must be able to show any commingled property to show it was yours and not community, otherwise, get ready....
