How does divorce work?

Question

if you have been going out with somebody for 6years and married for almost one and you have 4 kids together and a house in his name.do you get like alimony or half the house or anything?

Answer 1

Usually everything would be 50/50... You need to get a lawyer to find out for sure though. If the house is in his name you may not haver rights to it though but i am not exactly sure. Yes you are entitled to alimony and child support if you have sole custody of the kids and if you are the primary care giver of them. Once you go through the divorce you will find out more. Why are you divorcing if i may ask? Have you tried marriage counseling yet?

Answer 2

Divorced after 20 years I cant tell you this much for certain.

You will get child support.

You cannot get alimony, that is based on age and need. I was granted alimony because I helped build a business during the 20 year marriage and I am 54.

You will only get half the house if it was purchased after the marriage took place.

These issues you bring up are not as easy ans some people think.

I suggest you go to social services and get help from them and they will help you get your child support.

Hope this helps you to understand the laws are not always what they should be

Answer 3

If your husband purchased this house before you were married, then you might be out of luck. If it was acquired during the marriage ( even if only his name is on title) you have rights to the property.

There is a such thing as "maintenance" that could be paid in the event of a divorce. Be careful though, if you were the money maker in this marriage, YOU could end up paying him maintenance.

For a one year marriage, I highly doubt you will be paid alimony unless you did not work at all and your sole job was to support your children (housewife).

Contact a lawyer.....

Answer 4

THAT IS ALL UP TO THE JUDGE. IF YOU DON'T ASK FOR ANY OF THAT THE JUDGE IS NOT GOING TO GIVE YOU ANYTHING. IF YOU LIVE IN A NON-ALIMONY STATE, YOU WON'T GET ALIMONY. YOU CAN GET SEPARATE MAINTENANCE. IF YOU ASK FOR THE HOUSE TO BE SOLD AS COMMUNITY PROPERTY, THEN THE JUDGE CAN ORDER THAT TO TAKE PLACE. YOU CAN ALSO GET CHILD SUPPORT IF THE 4 KIDS ARE HIS. (I AM NOT DOUBTING YOU, BUT THIS IS THE QUESTION THE JUDGE WOULD HAVE TO HAVE PROOF OF BEFORE ORDERING CHILD SUPPORT, YOU HAVE 4 CHILDREN AND HAVE ONLY BEEN MARRIED A YEAR) AS FAR AS THE HOUSE GOES, YOU CAN ASK FOR IT TOO, WEATHER IT IS IN HIS NAME ONLY OR NOT, UNLESS IT WAS HIS BEFORE THE MARRIAGE. THEN YOU ARE SCREWED ON THAT COUNT, ALTHOUGH YOU CAN ASK FOR EQUITY FOR THE ONE YEAR OF ACTUAL MARRIAGE. EXPERIENCE IS MY KNOWLEDGE.

Answer 5

Does how much that you will profit from the divorce effect your decision? If you need to divorce, these thoughts should be secondary, not the primary reason for and when the divorce takes place. If you are making your decision simply on how you will gain, or lose, financially....well, quite frankly you sound like a gold-digger to me.

Answer 6

You tell your attorney what you want. If the hubby doesn't allow you and the lkids to stay in the house, the judge may make him sell it and give you half.

ASK for ALIMONEY!!!! Don't even think of not asking for it.

To make the divorce easier on all, it would be best if you and him could sit down and agree on who gets what.

Answer 7

Contact a lawyer. Spouses get a share automatically.

Answer 8

because you were no marry when he got the house no you cant get it the only theing you get is child support for the kids if you have the kids full time its up to the court