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Florida is an equitable-distribution state. Marital property and debt — generally what was acquired during the marriage — are divided fairly between the spouses, starting from a presumption of roughly equal. Nonmarital (separate) property, such as what you owned before marriage or received by gift or inheritance, stays with its owner. This organizer helps you sort each asset and debt and see the marital total.
"Equitable" means fair, which usually starts at about equal but can be adjusted for statutory factors — the length of the marriage, each spouse's contribution, and intentional waste or dissipation of assets, among others. Assets that mix marital and nonmarital funds often need tracing. The tool flags those so you can bring records to your attorney; the split it shows is a starting point, not a prediction.
Florida uses equitable distribution, which starts from a presumption of roughly equal division of marital property but can be adjusted for statutory factors. It's not a strict 50/50 rule, and nonmarital property stays with its owner.
Marital property is generally what was acquired during the marriage; nonmarital (separate) property is what a spouse owned before marriage or received by gift or inheritance. Only marital property is divided.
A court can depart from equal for factors like the length of the marriage, each spouse's economic and non-economic contributions, and intentional dissipation or waste of marital assets within the two years before filing.
Marital debts are divided equitably along with marital assets. Debt tied to nonmarital property or one spouse's misconduct may be assigned to that spouse.
No. It organizes marital and nonmarital property and flags issues to discuss. The split it shows is an equitable-distribution starting point, not a prediction of a court's ruling.
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