Legal Question in Family Law in Trinidad and Tobago

I am a US citizen residing in California, I married a Trinidadian woman in Trinidad and we had 2 kids. We never shared a home during the 5 years of marriage. I lived in California and she continued to work and reside in Trinidad (she lived with her parents). We recently got a divorce, and now she is petitioning the court for 50% of the value of my properties in California. These properties were acquired prior to my marriage. Additionally, one of the properties has no equity, in fact the loan balance is more than the appraised value of the home. And it is my primary residence, which as I mentioned I owned prior tobeing married. What are my rights? Is she entitled to 50% if any? I also pay child support for the 2 kids that we have. Please advise. Thanks


Asked on 4/27/10, 7:06 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
DONNA PROWELL D. ALLISON PROWELL & C0

The distribution of your matrimonial property depends on the law of the jurisdiction where is the petition being filed? Trinidad or California. Property distribution in Trinidad is governed by the overiding principle of what is fair and equitable using several statutory indicators eg. age, length of marriage, relative incomes etc.

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Answered on 4/28/10, 9:16 am


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