If I Acquire Property While Separated Can My Husband Claim It In a Divorce?
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New Jersey law does not provide for a formal legal separation. It is possible for you and your spouse to agree to live separately and to resolve all financial and child-related issues in a written agreement. This agreement may be incorporated into a Judgment of Divorce in the event you or your spouse files for divorce at a later time. If you cannot reach an agreement, you can obtain a divorce from "bed and board." This means that you will continue to be married although the courts grant all other rights normally incidental to divorce, such as equitable distribution of assets.
New Jersey is an equitable distribution state in which the court, if the parties have not entered into a settlement agreement, will divide the marital property equitably between the parties, taking into consideration many factors such as; the duration of the marriage, the standard of living established in the marriage, etc
