Legal Tip of the Week - How courts split property, debts in a divorce

From Montana Legal Services Association

Do you know how the court splits up property and debts in a divorce?

The court will split the property and debts of the marriage equitably. Equitable means fair. It does not always mean that everything is split evenly. In deciding what is equitable, the Court may consider many factors, like how long the marriage was, age, health, occupation, income, skills, estate, liabilities, the needs of the spouses and more. 

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