How does property division work?
On behalf of Stange Law Firm, PC posted in divorce on Thursday, September 13, 2018. Many couples who think of divorce imagine fighting over who gets what. While it’s true people often disagree on how to divide their belongings after a marriage, there are laws that courts use to assist with this process. How your assets will be divided depends on where you were married, but luckily property laws in Missouri and Illinois are similar. Marital property All possessions acquired after the marriage date are considered “marital property,” and thus become subject to division during a divorce. It doesn’t matter