Q: If I move out of state, change my address, will my soon to be ex not have to pay me half of what we have? 30 yrs married
Children grown. He is self employed.
A: The Court can do three things; Dissolve the marriage, Provide for the custody of the children, divide the divisible marital property. The third is what concerns you. All of the property -- land, cars, motor-bikes, collections of Elvis memorabilia, University of Alabama season tickets, etc will be divided based on what the Court believes after trial is a fair division of the property. If you leave and just move away after 30 years marriage through no fault of your ex husband, you will get less property (maybe as little as 40-percent) If you leave because he is an abusive slob and mistreats you when he is not out with his girlfriend, you will get more (Maybe 60-percent) It does no matter "whose name" the property is in, etc. Get to a lawyer and learn your rights before -- not after -- you pack up.
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