How will property be divided?
Again, the law recognizes that the marriage is a partnership and if that partnership is dissolved, all assets and liabilities should be divided 50/50. The exceptions to this are any property received as a gift or inheritance. This property is not subject to division so long as it has kept separate. The court may deviate from this equal division under some circumstances after considering the following factors: (1) The length of marriage, (2) the property brought to the marriage by each party, (2r) whether one of the parties has substantial assets not subject to division by the court, (3) the contribution of each party to the marriage, giving appropriate economic value to each party’s contribution n home making and child care services, (4) the age and physical and emotional health of each parties, (5) the contribution by one party to the education, training or increased earning power of the other, (6) the earning capacity of each party, including educational background, training, employm
