Legal Question in Family Law in Utah

Marital Separation Financial Rights

My spouse and I recently separated. By late fall I will receive a medical settlement from phen fen. How do I protect it so that my spouse can not lay claim any of it?


Asked on 5/19/03, 2:02 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Alvin Lundgren Alvin R. Lundgren, L.C.

Re: Marital Separation Financial Rights

Your settlement is a result of your personal injury, and is not marital property. Only marital property is considered disible in a divorce proceeding. There is other property which is not marital, such as inheritances or property which you owned before you married.

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Answered on 5/19/03, 6:25 pm


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