How is the division of assets done for a 90 day marriage?

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How is the division of assets done for a 90 day marriage?

My son has been married for less than 3 months and is now getting a divorce. We gave him a house 3 years ago; we documented the gift but never changed the deed. We would now like to put the deed in his name. Can his wife put any claim to the property? The only thing they accumulated together during the marriage is debt.

Asked on August 25, 2011 Ohio

Answers:

J.V., Member, New Jersey Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney

Answered 12 years ago | Contributor

Good morning,

Thanks for posting to our website and I hope to offer some guidance. To get right to it the best advice I can give you is wait. Although if it was a house owned 3 years before the marriage and the marriage was only 90 days long in the long run he would most likely end up with the home, however there is no reason to chance it. Most often in such short marriages courts find each party leaves with what they came in with, but just to be cautious it is a good idea to hold off on the transfer

Once the divorce is finalized you can transfer the deed into his name but until that time comes it is safest to keep the property in your names to ensure no potential issues arise.

Good luck


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