If you own your property and home before you married, what is the chance of your spouse getting any of your property in a divorce?
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If you live in a community proiperty state, community property is property acquired during marriage. Community property also includes income during marriage. Each spouse has a one half interest in the community property.
Separate property is property acquired before marriage or after the marriage ends. Separate property also includes income before marriage or after the marriage ends. A spouse has no claim to the other spouse's separate property.
The property and home you owned before marriage is your separate property and your spouse has no claim to your separate property.
If you don't live in a community property state, other rules may be applicable.