Topic
Separate Property
50 published works
China Justice Observer
CFM 101 Series: What Is Separate Property in Divorce in China?
By Publisher
If a property is the separate property of one spouse, then in the event of a divorce, it remains the property of that spouse alone and will not be divided…
Family Focus
What Part of Our Property Does My Spouse Have an Interest In?
By Stuart Scott
A frequently asked question in family law has to do with how much of an interest, if any, each spouse has in the couple’s assets and liabilities. The way it’s…
Tilting the Scales
Texas Community Property Law: An Intro for Business Owners
Jack Bux and his high school sweetheart, Diane, have been married a few years, but the pandemic has taken its toll on their relationship, and they could soon be parting…
Family
Not Dissipation of Assets Transferring to Joint Account w/ Son
By Miles Mason
Tennessee case summary on dissipation and appreciation of separate property in divorce. Lori Ann Amacher v. Stanley Dwight Amacher The husband and wife in this Franklin County, Tennessee, case were…
Family
Gifts to Wife During Marriage Are Her Separate Property
By Miles Mason
Hanover v. Hanover, 775 S.W.2d 612 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1989). Gifts to Wife During Marriage Are Her Separate Property In this 1989 case, after 31 years of marriage, the husband…
Family Focus
5 Tips for Keeping Gifts and Inheritances Received During the Marriage as Separate Property
The presents are unwrapped, and gifts exchanged. But that gift with your name on it, or that new vehicle in the driveway with a big bow on top, is it…
Family
Classification of Separate Property Reversed in Knoxville, Tennessee Divorce: Dover v. Dover
By K.O. Herston
When can separate property become marital property in a Tennessee divorce?
Family
Causing Fire Doesn’t Count as a Substantial Contribution and Property Remains Other Spouse’s Separate Property
By Miles Mason
Ballard v. Ballard, No. M2008-00713-COA-R3-CV (Tenn. Ct. App. Jan. 21, 2009). Causing Fire Doesn’t Count as a Substantial Contribution and Property Remains Other Spouse’s Separate Property Before he met his…
Bartlesville Law Blog
Dividing Assets in a Divorce: What You Need to Know
By Kyle Persaud
First, the court determines whether property is marital property or separate property. The court divides marital property between the spouses. The court awards separate property to its owner. Many spouses,…
Family
Premarital Balances, But Not Gains, in Retirement Accounts Were Separate Property
By Miles Mason
Snodgrass v. Snodgrass, 295 S.W.3d 240 (Tenn. 2009). Premarital Balances, But Not Gains, in Retirement Accounts Were Separate Property In this 2009 case, the Tennessee Supreme Court attempted to clarify…