Legal Question in Wills and Trusts in Louisiana

Real estate owned before marriage remains a separate asset.

I agree with Mr. Maguire, unless you both bought it with both your names on the deed, or one of your names was on the deed but you both put money up. Things change if one of you owned the house and then you got married or you bought it as single persons together and then got married. If one of you owned the house and then you got married, the house belongs to the owner before the marriage subject to some credit for contributions by the other spouse. Otherwise, it depends on the contributions made by each before and after the marriage. There are a number of variables,