CHAPTER 13 The Divorce Action

• Jurisdiction: United States
• Publication year: 2021

CHAPTER 13 The Divorce Action

Chapter Contents

§ 13.01 Jurisdiction and Choice of Law

[1] Jurisdiction to Order Support Payments
[2] Jurisdiction to Divide Property

[a] Property Within the State
[b] Property Outside the State

[3] Jurisdiction to Grant a Divorce
[4] Jurisdiction to Divide Property After Divorce
[5] Choice of Law and The Divorce Property Division
[6] Foreign Divorce Judgments
[7] Conflicting State Judgments
[8] Forum Non Conveniens

§ 13.02 Division of Property at Divorce

[1] Factors Affecting the Property Division

[a] Fault
[b] Relative Incomes and Financial Needs of the Spouses
[c] Contributions of Each Spouse to the Acquisition of the Marital Estate
[d] Dissipating the Marital Estate

[i] Rules That Have Evolved in Community Property States: Types of Transactions

[A] Gifts
[B] Payment of Family Law Obligations Resulting from Prior Relationships
[C] Investments
[D] Gambling and Drug Use

[I] Gambling
[II] Loss of Community Property Due to Drug Use or Other Criminal Activity

[E] Intentional or

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