Divorce in Arkansas

Arkansas is an "equitable distribution" state, generally meaning that all marital property acquired during the marriage is subject to division. A court will distribute one-half of the marital property to each spouse unless it finds that such a division is inequitable. In that case, the court may decide upon a different division that it determines is equitable after considering the following factors:

• Length of the marriage
• Age, health and station in life of the spouses
• Occupation of the spouses
• Amount and sources of income
• Vocational skills
• Employability
• Estate, liabilities, and needs of each spouse and opportunity of each for further acquisition of capital assets and income
• Contribution of each spouse in acquisition, preservation, or appreciation of marital property, including services as a homemaker
• Federal income tax consequences of the court's division of property

"Marital property" is all property that is acquired by either spouse subsequent to the marriage except the following property which is considered separate and not subject to division:

• Property acquired prior to marriage, by gift or by the death of another
• Property acquired in exchange for property acquired prior to marriage or in exchange for property acquired by gift or inheritance
• Property acquired by a spouse after a divorce
• Property excluded by a valid agreement between the spouses
• Workers' compensation claims, personal injury claims or social security claims if the benefits are for permanent disability or future medical expenses
• Income from property owned prior to the marriage or from property acquired by gift or inheritance

It is important to collect all the information you can about all your property, including when you purchased it, approximately how much it is worth and details such as account numbers, serial numbers and so forth. Collecting this information before you see an Arkansas divorce lawyer can save you a lot of time and money.

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Alimony

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