Q: my wife left the marital home I continued to pay the mortgage is she entitled to the equity gain. she filed for divorce
a month after she left been gone for 19 months the house has increased in value she has not paid any bills or maintained
what are my rights also has not contributed to any bills or debt payments am I entitled to receive compensation for that?
A: The equity in the marital home is a marital asset subject to division in the divorce. You can use the factors that you describe to argue that you should receive more than half (the starting point for division is 50/50) based on your contributions.
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