Question: My husband and I are filing for divorce in 2025. My attorney told me that we can file “Married Filing Separately” or “Married Filing Jointly” for 2024. Can you please give me the basics ...

Property division in a divorce depends on whether the state follows community property or common law rules. In community property states, most assets acquired during the marriage belong equally to ...

Louisiana is a community property state, wherein spouses are considered joint owners of nearly all assets and debts acquired in marriage. In the event of a divorce, assets acquired during the marriage ...

A divorce requires separating the assets that the couple acquired while married. Especially if spouses do not have a prenuptial agreement, they may need to navigate rules surrounding community ...

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If you live in a community property state with your spouse, or if you had lived in a community property state with your spouse for any prior period of time, the assets accumulated while there have ...

Most family law practitioners are familiar with property division in their own states, but confusion ensues when a couple moves from one jurisdiction to another, from a community property state to an ...

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Community property law applies in determining whether property and the income it produces is community property or separate property if (1) in the case of income from ...

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Q: My husband and I filed for divorce a few months ago and the divorce will not be finalized until well into 2024. My attorney told me that we can file “Married Filing Separately” or “Married Filing ...