Legal Question in Family Law in Virginia
marrage
Will i get to keep my house if i get divorced? Even if i owned it before we got married??
Asked on 7/31/08, 1:09 pm
1 Answer from Attorneys
Michael Hendrickson
Law Office Michael E. Hendrickson
Re: marrage
Yes, unless your spouse can prove that she or he is entitled to a marital claim in the house from having contributed to its maintenance or improvements, mortgage payments(if any)or did other
things to increase its value, and that the house must be sold in order to settle such claims.
Answered on 7/31/08, 7:22 pm