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SHORT TERM MARRIAGES

Oct 31, 2018

Question #183:MY HUSBAND AND I HAVE BEEN TOGETHER FOR SIX AND A HALF YEARS. WE HAVE A FOUR YEAR OLD CHILD. HE HAS A HOME THAT HE PURCHASED IN NY THAT WE USE TO RESIDE IN. WE NOW LIVE IN NJ IN A HOME THAT’S IN HIS NAME. WE GOT MARRIED IN JUNE OF THIS YEAR AND EVERYTHING SEEMS TO HAVE GONE DOWN HILL FROM THAT MOMENT. MY QUESTION TO YOU IS, AM I ENTITLED TO EITHER OF THE HOMES IF WE WERE TO DIVORCE NOW EVEN THOUGH WE’VE BEEN TOGETHER FOR YEARS BUT ONLY MARRIED FOR MONTHS? PLEASE ANSWER MY QUESTION AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

You do not have any claim to property owned by your spouse prior to the actual, legal marriage.Even if he acquired the property during the marriage, but used funds he had prior to the marriage and kept the property in his name, it is separate property and not marital property, and you would have no […]

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Oct 30, 2018

Question #88:My wife and I were married about 4 months ago. Our relationship has deteriorated drastically. She has threatened my life and threatened to “destroy me”. I have no hard evidence of either of those. Though the police did arrive to help me leave the house once. I have made it clear that I want out of the relationship but she refuses to leave. Only my name is on the rental lease. Some of the bills are in her name. I cannot afford to continue paying my current lease and get another place for myself. what are my options? If I file for a divorce who has to move? I am in New York City. What support will I be liable for considering the short time we have been married?

There are no hard and fast answers to your questions and all will depend on the judgment of the judge unless you both decide to mediate your divorce in which case you both can come to an agreement on how to divide what you have together and what would be an acceptable amount for support […]

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