50/50?????

[memomma]

Okay.....we are officially getting divorced.

Now the fun begins.

I have asked that we sell the house and divide the profit 50/50. I have always worked during our marriage....6 1/2 years and made as much if not more than my husband. For the last four years I have made twice his salary so I feel certain that asking for half of the profit is a fair request.

He has not agreed to this.

He owned the lot where we built our house. It was paid for. Valued at approximately 60,000. He feels he should be entitled to more than 50 %.

My job paid for improvements to our home to accommodate my work situation. These improvements totaled 35,000. In addition to that, I paid for landscaping to be done to our house....over 2,000....this was money my Dad left to me when he died. I added shutters all around the house, trim to the porch, new screen door, painted porch and trim work, had the interior of the house painted professionally, the master bedroom and bath wall papered and painted by a professional and I'm willing to give him our timeshare that we paid 30,000.

To me......this is fair. Despite the fact that he owned the lot.....I'v more than matched that amount by the improvements I have made to our home. It would never sell as quickly as it will if I had not done the work to this house. People say all the time how nice our home is........I did that.....he didn't.

Anyway......am I wrong to think I'm entitled to 50 %. Will it happen or will I end up with the short end of the stick?

[A Fly onThe Wall]

You need to contact an attorney even if you don't retain them and you use them for legal advice.

Different states have differnet laws regarding division of assets.

The state I live in is an equitable distribution state and would view the lot your husband owned not a marital asset therefore he would get the amount back entirely ( - any bank loans that need to be satisfied)

But the landscaping would be considered a marital asset and the cost would be divided fairly ( normally 50/50). But then inherited money is not a marital asset.. This is my state ( Ga ) yours will be different So you need to contact an attorney to help guide you in the next steps.

 

 

Good luck