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Old 04-11-2013, 03:48 AM
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Jazzman
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I'm not a lawyer but I've been divorced twice. That kinda makes me an idiot in some peoples opinion so take my advice at your own risk.

Read up (for free on the internet) about your state guidelines on separation of assets. Remember these are guidelines, or a starting point for negotiations. The two of you can agree to anything with or without lawyers involved. If you can't agree then a judge will settle it using the state guidelines unless one or the other has a compelling argument to NOT use the state guidelines, (very rare).

Hint: It's a whole lot cheaper to agree on a settlement without using lawyers billing at $350/hr.
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