Marital Property
Articles across the publication that deal with marital property.
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Family Law
Annulment: Grounds, Timing, and Effect on Property and Children
An annulment says a marriage was never validly formed. The grounds are narrow, the filing windows are often short, and the effect on property and children is smaller than most people expect.
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Family Law
Divorce and the Family Home: Buyouts, Sales, and Mortgage Realities
A marital home ends up bought out, sold now, or sold later. Whichever route a couple takes, the divorce decree binds the spouses and does nothing at all to the lender.
7 min readGuide -
Family Law
Dividing Debt in a Divorce: Joint Accounts, Mortgages, and Creditors
A divorce court can decide which spouse pays a debt. It cannot tell the creditor to stop looking at the other spouse, which is why account clean-up matters more than the wording of the decree.
7 min readGuide -
Family Law
Marriage and Immigration Status: What a Family Court Case Does Not Decide
A state family court can end a marriage, divide property, and set a parenting schedule. It cannot grant, revoke, or protect immigration status, however the decree is worded.
6 min readAnalysis
