Legal Question in Family Law in New York

We are New York State residents...My wife and I were living separatrely when she got hit by a car. We signed a separation agreement six months after the accident..we are filing for divoce almost a year later since we signed the agreement..Is my soon to be ex's personal injury lawsuit marital property. I have not seen any papers as of yet and she has not disclosed her lawsuit on financial disclosures as a marital asset..we are both representing ourselves


Asked on 8/13/12, 8:31 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Yefim Rubinov Yefim Rubinov Attorney at Law

Your personal injury settlement amount will not be part of your marital assets, unless you commingled the funds.

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Answered on 8/13/12, 8:46 am


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