{"id":3049,"date":"2024-01-11T12:04:07","date_gmt":"2024-01-11T12:04:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.affordlaw.org\/?p=3049"},"modified":"2024-04-30T22:33:29","modified_gmt":"2024-04-30T22:33:29","slug":"who-gets-house-massachusetts-divorce","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/affordlaw.org\/staging\/2465\/who-gets-house-massachusetts-divorce\/","title":{"rendered":"Who Gets the House in a Massachusetts Divorce?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3049\" class=\"elementor elementor-3049\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-83c42d1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"83c42d1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0bd241d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0bd241d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In a Massachusetts divorce, the court will typically distribute the marital home equitably, considering various factors, including each spouse&#8217;s financial contributions, childcare responsibilities, and individual circumstances. It&#8217;s not an automatic 50\/50 split; the outcome varies case by case.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0819120 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"0819120\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/zN9XzF5kjvk?rel=0&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb4ab56 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bb4ab56\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 id='the-marital-home'  id=\"boomdevs_1\" class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Marital Home<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b6f9c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9b6f9c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The family home, full of memories of holidays, birthdays and all those ordinary days that mean so much. Now that your marriage is ending, you have to decide what to do with it. Besides the emotional attachment to your home, it\u2019s probably your largest asset.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>There are many practical considerations, including your mortgage payments and the equity in the home. You have to take a close look at your bills and your income to see if the marital home can even be saved. You may have a fight on your hands with your spouse if they don\u2019t think you\u2019re making the right choice. Maybe you both want the house.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>We can help you through this without costing you a fortune. We\u2019ll work with you as you make a new life for yourself. We\u2019ll protect your rights and help you decide the best option about the house. Together, we\u2019ll get you through the divorce process and on to your new and better life.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64a8788 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"64a8788\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 id='equitable-distribution-state'  id=\"boomdevs_2\" class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Equitable Distribution State<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1f6bfc elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"f1f6bfc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/r4xJH-NSRj8?rel=0&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65031e5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"65031e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Massachusetts is an equitable distribution state, as opposed to a community property state. Being an equitable division state means that your property is not necessarily divided evenly 50\/50. Rather, a judge will divide it \u201cfairly\u201d.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea40eca elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ea40eca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 id='separate-property-vs-marital-property'  id=\"boomdevs_3\" class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Separate Property vs. <br>Marital Property<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd0b800 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"fd0b800\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/_gw2eE-zvPw?rel=0&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-246f8dc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"246f8dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>There are two types of property when it comes to divorce: separate property vs. marital property. Separate property are things that one person owns on their own, separate from their spouse. Marital property is property owned by the couple jointly.<\/p><p>Marital assets include:<\/p><ul><li>retirement accounts,<\/li><li>bank accounts or<\/li><li>a pension plan.<\/li><\/ul><p>Items purchased during the course of the marriage are considered marital property.<\/p><p>In Massachusetts, all property, both separate and marital, can be put into the marital estate and divided during a divorce. Even if you bought your house prior to the marriage, it can still be divided between you and your spouse.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-343c947 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"343c947\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 id='temporary-orders'  id=\"boomdevs_4\" class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Temporary Orders<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5235a60 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"5235a60\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/fgsJvEGQvxU?rel=0&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59bf815 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"59bf815\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>While you\u2019re going through your divorce, the court may impose temporary orders. Those are court orders put in place during the course of the divorce. Those orders spell out:<\/p><ul><li>Who gets to live in the house;<\/li><li>Who has to make the mortgage payments;<\/li><li>Who has to pay the property taxes; and,<\/li><li>Who is responsible for home improvements.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-067be69 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"067be69\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 id='value-of-the-home'  id=\"boomdevs_5\" class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Value of the Home<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9bf521c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9bf521c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>One of the first questions to ask is, what is the value of the house. That depends largely on the real estate market. You\u2019ll have to have it appraised by a real estate professional. You\u2019ll also need to know how much is still owed on the mortgage. The difference between the market value of the home and the outstanding mortgage is the equity. This is value of your home.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-89358cf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"89358cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 id='affordable-divorce-attorneys-in-massachusetts'  id=\"boomdevs_6\" class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Affordable Divorce Attorneys <br>in Massachusetts<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b5de6e elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"5b5de6e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/_XXDtuUCOQs?rel=0&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b50a8c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8b50a8c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>An <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" title=\"affordable divorce\" href=\"https:\/\/www.affordlaw.org\/affordable-divorce-lawyer-massachusetts\/\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\">affordable divorce<\/a> is possible. At Afford Law, our fees are based on your income, so the less you earn, the less you pay. Our mission is to provide experienced legal help you can afford.<\/p><p>If you can\u2019t afford our lower rates for a traditional attorney-client relationship, you have another option. Our legal coaching service can save you money and still give you access to a skilled attorney. In this arrangement, you represent yourself in court while we work with you behind the scenes to prepare you every step of the way. 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Please consult with an attorney to discuss your specific circumstances and receive tailored guidance.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a Massachusetts divorce, the court will typically distribute the marital home equitably, considering various factors, including each spouse&#8217;s financial contributions, childcare responsibilities, and individual circumstances. It&#8217;s not an automatic 50\/50 split; the outcome varies case by case. 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