Dayton, OH asked in Divorce for Ohio

Q: My husband and i have bern married 40 years and now we are divorcing he was telling me he was getting money together to

My husbsnd and i have been married 40 years and r now divorcing he was telling me he was getting money together to hire an atty. But i found out he has bern hiding money from his ira and 401k can he do this ohio is a 50 50 state is this legal and am i still entitled to 50% of both ira and 401k before he took money out of both

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Joseph Jaap
Joseph Jaap
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  • Cincinnati, OH
  • Licensed in Ohio

A: Use the Find a Lawyer tab and retain a local divorce attorney to represent you. The attorney can review all the facts, account statements from the IRA and 401K, and advise you how to proceed in a divorce to recover those funds.

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