Deep guides on divorce property division, child support, and spousal support. Every article is grounded in real statutes and case law. Updated for 2026.
How Texas divides property in a divorce: the "just and right" standard under Tex. Fam. Code §7.001, Murff factors, community vs. separate property, inception of title, oil and gas mineral rights, maintenance under §8.051, and the Standard Possession Order.
Read the full guide →How Florida divides property in a divorce after SB 1416 (2023): equitable distribution under §61.075, the four remaining alimony types, the 35% durational cap, §61.30 income shares child support, homestead protections, and the enterprise vs. personal goodwill distinction.
Read the full guide →How New York divides property in a divorce: DRL §236 B(5)(d) equitable distribution with no 50/50 presumption, CSSA child support, DRL §236 B(6) maintenance formula, Majauskas pension formula, automatic orders, and the 2016 elimination of enhanced earning capacity as property.
Read the full guide →How Illinois divides property in a divorce: 750 ILCS 5/503(d) equitable distribution with 12 factors, the precise maintenance formula (33.33%/25% with 40% cap), the year-by-year duration multiplier table, 2017 income shares child support, transmutation, dissipation lookback, and companion animal provisions.
Read the full guide →How Pennsylvania divides property in a divorce: 23 Pa.C.S. §3502 equitable distribution with 13 factors, the unique final-separation property cutoff, the 3-tier support system (spousal support/APL/post-divorce alimony), the lesser increase rule, gifts between spouses as marital property, fault in alimony, and ADROs vs. QDROs for state pensions.
Read the full guide →How California divides property in a divorce: FC §2550 mandatory 50/50 community property rule, separate property protections, Moore/Marsden, Pereira/Van Camp, Epstein credits, and Watts charges explained.
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