This article will help you understand how courts divide and distribute the equity value in your marital residence when there has been a commingling of non-marital money with marital money.
It is based on Virginia law and practice; but will be helpful to divorcing couples in many places who are seeking a fair method of sharing the equity in their marital residence.
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The Big Questions
There are two major questions you will face when dealing with the marital residence during divorce:
Who keeps the house? What happens to the mortgage loan?Before we jump into the options, there is one important thing to understand: the house and the mortgage loan against the house are two separate things.
Yes. Child support is common in 50/50 custody situations.
Whether or not you will be paying or receiving child support is based on your income disparities and the custody schedule. Both must be factored for when running your state’s child support calculation.
If you are considering divorce, you likely have questions about child support—how much will you get, how is it calculated, and what it is supposed to cover. Here is an easy-to-follow breakdown, with a special emphasis on how child support is negotiated in a mediated divorce.
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