Legal Question in Family Law in Tennessee

Re: Tennessee divorce

It depends on a number of factors but given the information you have provided, it sounds like the equity will go to the wife. Please have an attorney review the specific facts in your case for specific advice.

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Re: Tennessee divorce

Separate property is real & personal property owned by a spouse before marriage;Income from and appreciation of property owned by a spouse before marriage, except when characterized as marital property by means of another legal theory. Factors that will be considered by the court in property division:The duration of the marriage; The age, physical and mental health, vocational skills, employability, earning capacity, estate, financial liabilities, and financial needs of each of the parties;The tangible or intangible contribution by one (1) party to the education, training, or increased earning power of the other party;

The relative ability of each party for future acquisitions of capital assets and income;The contribution of each party to the acquisition, preservation, appreciation or dissipation of the marital or separate property, including the contribution of a party to the marriage as homemaker, wage earner, or parent, with the contribution of a party as homemaker or wage earner to be given the same weight if each party has fulfilled its role;

The value of the separate property of each party; The estate of each party at the time of the marriage; The economic circumstances of each party at the time the division of property is to become effective; The tax consequences to each party; and

Such other factors as are necessary to consider the equities between the parties.