Punta Gorda Personal Property& Pet Custody Attorneys

Working for a Fair & Just Settlement in Your Divorce

When confronting the matter of divorce in Florida, you will likely have to face the issue of dividing your marital property and debts with your soon-to-be ex-spouse. This can be a complicated and often highly contentious matter, especially in view of “dividing” the family home and other relevant assets.

At Bogle Law, our legal team has considerable experience managing the issue of property, asset, pet, and debt division and working towards favorable resolutions that can be agreed upon between you and your spouse. Our firm handles divorce and its related issues day in and day out both inside the courtroom through litigation proceedings and outside the courtroom through negotiation techniques. We are dedicated to helping you resolve your property division issue in the fairest and just way without sacrificing your best interests or those of any pets involved.

Need help dividing marital property or debts? Get started by talking to one of our Punta Gorda property and pet custody attorneys at Bogle Law today. Call (941) 257-4743 or contact us online.

How is Marital Property Divided in Florida?

The first determination to be considered in the division of marital property is to establish what is and what is not “marital.” Any separate property owned by you prior to marriage or gifts or inheritances titled to you separately during the marriage are viewed as “separate” as opposed to “marital” property. Only when this property becomes commingled into the marital finances will it become partially or wholly marital, depending on the circumstances.

Florida resolves the issue of marital property under “equitable distribution.” Property and debt are divided according to what is considered to be fair based on a variety of factors. If you and your spouse can agree on how to reasonably divide your debt and assets, you can have it written up into a property settlement agreement to be submitted to the court. If you cannot, the matter will have to be decided by a family court judge in the judicial process.

Factors that can influence how such a settlement will be reached can include:

• How long the marriage lasted
• You and your spouse’s assets and liabilities
• Who will have major custody of children and whether they will be provided with the family home for this purpose
• Whatever you own any pets together
• Non-economic contributions made to the family by either spouse, such as a homemaker or stay-at-home father
• What each spouse contributed to the financial aspects of the marriage
• Tax consequences
• Costs of sale of property or of sale of other assets
• The retirement benefits that each spouse may have accrued
• How liquid the various assets may be
• Any other considerations that would influence a fair division of property or debt, such as alimony, marital or financial misconduct, squandering of assets, and more