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Equitable Distribution of Marital Property When a marriage ends, one of the most important legal questions is what happens to the property a

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Community Property Systems Marriage creates more than a personal relationship. In the eyes of the law, it can also create an economic relati

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Separate Property vs. Marital Property: Classification, Commingling, and Tracing Introduction One of the most important property questions i

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Marital Property: Separate and Community Property Marriage creates more than a personal relationship. It can also create a legal and economi

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Divorce Mediation and Alternative Dispute Resolution Divorce does not necessarily have to be resolved through a courtroom battle. Although d

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Divorce and Property Division Divorce does more than end a marriage. It can also require the legal division of property, debts, businesses,

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Contested vs. Uncontested Divorce Not every divorce proceeds in the same way. Some spouses agree that the marriage should end and are able t

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The Divorce Process Divorce is not a single legal event. It is a process through which a marriage is formally brought to an end and the lega

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Legal Separation vs. Divorce When a marriage is no longer functioning, spouses do not always have to choose immediately between staying toge

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Fault-Based Divorce Divorce is often associated today with no-fault divorce, in which a spouse can generally seek dissolution of the marriag

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No-Fault Divorce No-fault divorce is a legal system under which a spouse can obtain a divorce without proving that the other spouse committe

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Grounds for Divorce The grounds for divorce are the legally recognized reasons or circumstances that permit a court to dissolve a marriage.