Divorce can be a tricky topic, especially when property is involved, specifically marital property. Marital property is property that you and your spouse gained during your marriage. Any form of property or account that was set up between you and your spouse during your marriage together is marital property. If you are looking for a divorce lawyer who deals with marital property in NY, contact Simonetti & Associates. We are experts in this field and will be able to handle your case with professionalism and care.
There are different types of marital property in NY:
- Real property refers to purchases that you or your spouse made during the course of your marriage minus any contributions or additions made to your separate property, that was brought before the marriage.
- Personal property that was purchased during the course of your marriage by you and your spouse is also considered marital property in NY. A few examples of this are cars, household items like furniture and artwork, and boats.
- Other forms of marital property include bank accounts and cash, retirement accounts set up during the marriage and licenses or permits set up during the marriage for business
When going through a divorce, dealing with property, especially marital property can be a difficult process. After all, these are the purchases that you and your spouse made together and you both may not see eye to eye on how the property should be divided up. At Simonetti & Associates, we are here to help you solve these problems that you are having in your divorce. Our expert lawyers will fight to make sure that you are happy and satisfied with the outcome of your divorce and specifically the marital property between you and your spouse.