How is community property divided in a divorce?

How is community property divided in a divorce?

When you get divorced, community property is generally divided equally between the spouses, while each spouse gets to keep his or her separate property. Equitable distribution: In all other states, assets and earnings accumulated during marriages are divided equitably (fairly) but not necessarily equally.

What do you say when someone announces a divorce?

18 things to say when someone’s separated or getting divorcedI’m so sorry to hear that. Whatever you’re feeling is perfectly okay*. I’ve been there. Have you got people you can talk to? I can recommend a counsellor if you’d like one, although I know it’s not for everyone. Here, have some food. How’s work? Have you watched this boxset?

What not to say to someone who is going through a divorce?

Don’t Say – “I know just how you feel.” It almost always comes from a good place, a place of empathy and wanting to let the person know that they’re not alone. Yet we never understand exactly how somebody else is feeling.