Q: Being married for 3 years in illinois domestic abuse
My name is no where except on one year of tax return and a letter stating I was one who paid down payment for house for up coming marriage. What am I entitled to?
A:
Any income earned during the marriage is marital property subject to division by the court regardless of whether or not your name was on it.
Take tax returns and anything you can find about bank accts, investment accts, his income and your income to a local lawyer to get answers to your questions.
A: Title of financial accounts/documents is not relevant to answer your question. You are "entitled" to an equitable distribution of marital property. Here is a blog better explaining marital property if you want more information. https://reidylawoffice.com/what-is-marital-property/
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