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November 2009
Property Division not Always 50/50
Submitted by Patrick Markey on Sun, 11/22/2009 - 11:49
Most people associate divorce with dividing property equally (50/50). It is true that many cases do end up to a be a 50/50 division. I believe that is the case because it is just the easist way to do it. Here is an example: A couple is married for 50 years. One spouse (Spouse A) consistently earns 30-40% more in annual net income than the other spouse (Spouse B). They do not have children and both worked during the marriage. Both parties generally had home making duties of cleaning, shopping, making food, etc. Spouse B did a little bit m