After 25 years of marriage am I entitled to assets from a rental property owned by my husband before our marriage.
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After 25 years of marriage am I entitled to assets from a rental property owned by my husband before our marriage.
I am on SSD and going through a divorce with my husband. We have been separated for 9 years and are now just divorcing. He says I have no entitlement to his rental property as I had made no contribution to it. He also lives in the house we both own. I have signed forms in the past along side him when we refinanced the house.
Asked on November 23, 2017 under Family Law, Oregon
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 7 years ago | Contributor
You would not be entitled to equity or assets from this property, based on what you write: "that was owned by my husband before our marriage." Property owned by a spouse prior to marriage are not marital property: they, and the proceeds of them, belong solely to the person who had owned it pre-marriage.
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