Legal Question in Real Estate Law in Virginia

Real estate and divorce

If I divorce my wife and our home is only in my name, is she entitled to half of its value?


Asked on 6/19/07, 6:06 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Michael Hendrickson Law Office Michael E. Hendrickson

Re: Real estate and divorce

Depends upon whether you owned this home prior to your marriage as well as other factors. However, if the answer is that you purchased it together with your cureent wife after the marriage, chances are she's entitled to a marital claim approximating half of the property's fair market value.

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Answered on 6/21/07, 12:33 am


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