How can I convince him to agree to my proposed distribution of assets? I’m continuing a conversation that I’ve been having all week, about a woman I met at a recent Second Saturday seminar monthly divorce seminar for Virginia women. On Monday, I discussed the kinds of records you should have to prepare for your divorce, and on Wednesday I continued with a discussion about dividing personal property in divorce. (Like I said, this lady had a LOT of questions!) She was also concerned about … [Read more...]
Dividing the personal property in Virginia divorce
On Monday, I wrote about a woman who came to Second Saturday with a TON of questions. I answered some of them in my article about the financial records you’ll need to prepare for your divorce that I published then, but I’m not done. I’m still talking about records, but today about personal property. Specifically, do you need to inventory everything? Do you need to assign value to each item? Do you need to tentatively list who plans to take each item? Again, slow down. No need to put the … [Read more...]
Personal Property in a Separation Agreement
Personal property in a separation agreement On one hand, it’s easy to say things are just things, and can be replaced, especially since it’s so expensive to pay an attorney to litigate over them. On the other hand, though, things ARE important. Especially some things. And there’s just no taking away from the sentimental value we place on some things, and the emotional attachment that can exist as well. I’m a realistic person, and I totally recognize that. Generally speaking, I don’t tell my … [Read more...]
Dividing personal property in divorce
Technically, everything should get divided in divorce. Anything, that is, that was earned, purchased or acquired during the marriage.Technically, everything should get divided in divorce. Anything, that is, that was earned, purchased or acquired during the marriage. In Virginia (as in most places, though I can’t speak for anywhere outside the Commonwealth), property is divided into three separate categories: marital, separate, and hybrid. Before we divide it in divorce, we classify it. … [Read more...]
