Questions tagged [divorce]
Legal dissolution of a marriage; also appropriate on questions about separation of spouses in places where you can be spouses without being married.
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What factors other than "need" figure into spousal support?
If two people got divorced, and one, the rich partner (RP), was making $100,000 a year, and the other, poor partner (PP) is making $20,000 a year, I could see the court awarding $20,000 a year (or ...
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UK divorce: Are post-separation assets eligible to be included in a divorce settlement?
Ater a married couple split up*, would any savings, pensions, or assets accumulated afterwards still be treated as matrimonial assets and therefore be included in the divorce settlement?
* I say split ...
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How does a divorced spouse's other relationships affect spousal support?
Spousal support is awarded when one party in a divorce, typically the wife, has significantly less assets/income than the more fortunate spouse. That seems to be a fair result in many instances.
But ...
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Can I get a second UK passport for my child? [closed]
Me and my ex are both UK citizens, as is our son. We married in the UK but moved later to the EU where we subsequently divorced. My partner got a sole residence for the child but we share the custody. ...
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Life insurance payout - community property or separate property?
In a community property state (e.g., California, Texas), if one spouse receives a life insurance payout from the death of their parent during the marriage, and then they divorce, does the payout ...
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Are there any differences between post-nuptial and pre-nuptial agreements?
My question asks whether there are any differences between post-nuptial and pre-nuptial agreements outside of "when it gets signed". In particular:
Are there legal differences between post-...
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Earning capacity in divorce a result of individual actions
Earning capacity is widely referenced in asset division in divorce. How is this impacted if the future earning capacity of an individual is a result of their own actions?
Take for example two married ...
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Extra costs of divorcing spouse with unknown address [closed]
How much more expensive will divorce from spouse with an unknown address be compared to situation where the address of the spouse is known?
I did some reading on this topic, however I still do not ...
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Can I bring a guest to stay in a house I co-own without the consent of the other owner?
Inspired by this story.
Allegedly, there are three people involved: Alice, Bob, and Carol. Alice and Bob are married and they co-own a house (which is presumably in the UK). Their marriage is having ...
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In common law marriage jurisdictions, how does the law view a divorced couple who continue cohabiting?
Questions about common-law marriage usually centers on when it's recognized, where it's recognized, and even things like whether the parties in one can deny its existence.
What am I looking for here ...
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Using savings to buy a house to move into before divorce process is initiated
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Bob and Alice have agreed they should get divorced, but they haven't done anything about it yet. Things aren't particularly amicable and it's likely it will all be executed according to the ...
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Could a husband force a paternity test and divorce in 1940s New York?
My question is inspired by the Hitchcock film Strangers on a Train.
Our hero, Guy, is married to a woman who has been cheating on him, hounding him for a divorce for a year, and who is now pregnant ...
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Are prenups legally binding in England?
I have read that prenup agreements are not legally binding in England. Is this correct?
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Can it be considered fraud to marry someone without disclosing your cosmetic surgeries?
Connie was really "ugly", so got a bunch of cosmetic surgeries to her face, her boobs, etc. to look pretty. She then met Nate the Narcissist, and the two fell in love. Nate made it clear ...
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Prior relationship as a common law marriage [closed]
My fiancée previously had a relationship in the District of Columbia, where she and her ex-partner lived together, referred to each other as husband and wife, and had a child. Although they presented ...
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