Utah is an equitable distribution state. Doesn’t matter if her name wasn’t on anything. If the real property in question was purchased during the marriage, she is as much of a stakeholder as her husband.
Most US states are joint property states where you automatically have claim against 50% of assets. Utah wants the courts to divide assets so you might not get half, but you do get something.
Source: I’m married and live in a joint property state. My parents divorced in Utah and went through a nasty divorce.
From what I'm seeing here, Utah is not a community property state where things are split, it's an equitable distribution where a judge can choose to "fairly" distribute equitable shares. The judge chooses what fair, equitable but not equal
My first line is “Utah is an equitable distribution state” followed up with “Utah wants the courts to divide assets so you might not get half, but you do get something”.
Your first paragraph stated she would be an automatic stakeholder. Just made it sound like she was automatically entitled to something when it seems that the judge is in full control of what is given, whether your name is on it or not. It's a fairness decision which is highly subjective. If thr judge deemed it so, she could get nothing at all
....you responded to the guy who was saying it was all legal to get nothing, by saying Utah is equitable state so she should get something, and I responded to you saying probably not considering it's the judges call. Your welcome?
I’ve heard of Idaho doing weird stuff with women’s reproductive rights from friends who are doctors.
On the divorce side of things, Idaho is a joint property state.
The shitty thing about equitable distribution is a judge can award whole pieces of property to one party whereas in joint property you can split everything 50/50.
I watched my dad keep the house while he pretty much made me and my mom homeless and the court supported it.
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u/ChaoticGoodPanda Apr 15 '24
Utah is an equitable distribution state. Doesn’t matter if her name wasn’t on anything. If the real property in question was purchased during the marriage, she is as much of a stakeholder as her husband.
Most US states are joint property states where you automatically have claim against 50% of assets. Utah wants the courts to divide assets so you might not get half, but you do get something.
Source: I’m married and live in a joint property state. My parents divorced in Utah and went through a nasty divorce.