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Property Division & Divorce in Fort Myers

Fort Myers Divorce Attorney to Protect Your Rights

As a marriage dissolves the complicated issues of how to divide mutually held property can be very tough to resolve. Even defining what is mutually held is not easy or a clear cut path. Often partners bring different assets or possessions into a marriage, perhaps earlier possessions that were owned or a family inheritance. If there are businesses or incoming producing assets involved, such as commercial real estate or mineral rights, they can be quite difficult to divide.

For example, a family-owned business cannot always be divided without severely harming the business itself. An apartment building cannot readily be cut in half and divided among the two partners. Trying to negotiate the fairness of property division is rarely simple and is one of the key areas that a Fort Myers divorce attorney will be called upon to resolve for their clients.

Understanding Florida Law and Property Division in a Divorce

It is important that our clients at Calvo & Calvo, Attorneys at Law, understand several fundamentals in regards to property division in a divorce. Florida is an "equitable distribution state." This means that the State Courts will follow certain procedures and processes when the individuals in a divorce cannot come to a resolution on property division. An equitable distribution involves the application of certain principles of fairness and contribution rather than arbitrary divisions such as a "50/50" split.

When Distribution Must Be Handled by the Court

If the property and debts have not been settled between the partners with a signed Marital Settlement Agreement submitted for court acceptance and decree then the following takes place:

First - the property is classified as to what will be considered marital, this includes assets and debts. The items are then assigned monetary values. From here, a distribution based upon what is fair and equitable is done by the Court. This is not normally an equal split.

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