Legal Question in Family Law in Arizona
Own house before marriage.
Can a spouse keep the house if it was bought before the marriage, or is it split as community property?
1 Answer from Attorneys
Re: Own house before marriage.
Typically in this situation, there will be a portion of the equity in the house that is the sole and separate property of the spouse who previosuly owned it, and there will be a portion of the equity in the house which will be divided as community property. The actual amount of each depends upon a variety of factors.
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