Serious question: If I buy a house, then get married, does it become "our"
 

house? What happens in a divorce?

HALF!

-eddie murphy

You'll most likely lose it or have to pay a nice settlement to keep it.

It depends on how long it last's. You might have to sell it and split the $$.


:)

Always make your fiance sign a prenup. If she doesnt want to sign then its a good sign she's just another woman that wants a provider.

pre nup for sure

It also depends on where you like. Florida is NOT a community property state.

My uncle is getting divorced right now. He had his house prior to getting married.

According to him, she has no claim on the house.

I'd only take that as the truth coming from a lawyer...which he is not. BUT...he has been though this once before and is in the process again, so he might be correct.

Great skit Bro as a man in our Law your fucked its all geared toured the weaker sex. Lady Justice isn't blind when it comes to one of her own.

What a bunch of bullshit answers. Talk to a lawyer and put it in a land trust.

No, it becomes "her"

some states have community property laws, some dont

Get your intended spouse to sign a prenuptial agreement -- this is a very common and accepted practice amongst adults.
It is not looked upon badly unless the other party has shit and has ulterior motives.

Use a trust, always... Protect your assets at all costs.

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Which is why I said I wouldn't take the advice as legit unless coming from a lawyer. :thumbsup

exactly what i was thinking :1orglaugh

prenuptial agreement is the magic word Jedi

get a good lawyer and put pen to paper... have him setup a waterproof prenup and you'll be fine :thumbsup

Dude it was never yours to begin with. Just take out the trash and do the lawn
and maybe just maybe she will let you grow old there.

fun knee

DarkJedi, if you are asking me for help, all I can offer is please see your/a lawyer and converse with him/her - take advantage of the initial and free consultation. I have, and had over the decades, friends that have lost everything (not just the Eddie Murphy 'half') simply because they were convinced a prenup was not romantic.

If you are telling me, I need help ... that is my personal opinion based on what I have seen others go through throughout my life - I genuinely suffer when friends do and what I have seen has enforced a 20-year old belief.

Not trying to be rude, or destroy tradition ... gold diggers did that all on their own.

I think this is correct, but I believe there may be exceptions in certain states.

Whats the statistic now? Something like 50% of marriages in the US end in divorce. Would you drive a car without insurance if you knew that there was a 50% chance that you'd get in an accident that would get you sued and you'd lose half of your assets? Fuck no! :1orglaugh

how about this for an answer: IF YOU NEED TO QUESTION: don't let the bitch move in....

Having gone thru this, I'll tell you one thing----no matter what you do, there are ways around it, or at least ways to make it difficult for you....

The only ones who win are the laywers....


Why not incorporate the house and have her buy in?
--she'll make payments...even if she doesn't make payments, it's now contract law. you can show she owns olny 10% of the house due to the payments she made

Truth be told every divorce is different and what matters the most is if you have children and how long your together.

You have no kids and your married just a few years than you probably owe her non of it.

You have kids and your married 10 years than you will owe her a large portion of it.

What he said..

was thinking about same thing few days ago :1orglaugh

Apparently, married or not, after 2 years of living together, you become comman-law and she is entitled to half.. Shitty deal huh.

wow, marriage is harder than I thought :/

i think its depends on what state you are in...

It all depends on what state you in... :)

hahahahha

you know as soon as you let a bitch into your life they'll weasle their way in as much as they can, take your shit, try to control you, and fuck your life up in general... stay free.

common law is only in:

Alabama, Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Montana, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Texas and Utah, as well as the District of Columbia.

(thank god! lol)

If you live in california its a community state and everything is chopped half way, some other states are like that as well

Nothing like getting legal advice from a bunch of 15 year old kids.

Here's the way it works. Lets say you own a $300,000 house and get married. 5 years later you get divorced. All she is entitled to is what was acquired during the marriage. So if the house went up in value after 5 years to $350,000 she is entitled to half of the $50,000 and anything else acquired during the marriage.

As the song goes.. The woman [winner] takes it aaaaall...

Nothing says I will love you forever like a PRENUP!!!

what does a gay horse eat? HAYYYYYYYY ;)

yes i know its corny :)

Always get the advice of an attorney. You don't have to have a full-blown prenup to protect you, but you could do some sort of contract that protects the home.

" * Mississippi is the lone state that bases property division in divorce on who holds legal title. If the property is jointly held, it gets equitably divided.
* Arizona, California, Idaho, Louisiana, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas, Washington, and Wisconsin are community property states. In general, this means that property either spouse owned before marriage and the income it has produced are separate property. So are separate gifts, inheritance, property accumulated after separation. Property accumulated during marriage is to be split equally.
* All other states (including the District of Columbia) use some form of equitable distribution, meaning the property division should be fair, and it should be equitable, but it's not necessarily equal. "

There is a problem in community property states where co-mingling of funs can make situations like yours a bit stickier. Say the home is in your name and so is the loan, you get married and pay the mortgage out of a joint bank account that both of you put money into.... can be an arguing point.

No shit.