QUESTION
Can my spouse take the car I owned prior to our marriage if I file for divorce?
Asked on Jun 20th, 2014 on Divorce - Florida
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I was married on August 1, 2013 in Mobile, Alabama. I have left and I am in the process of establishing residence in Florida. I have not yet been financially able to file for a divorce. My soon to be ex-spouse has threatened to come to my current residence in Florida, and take the car I owned prior to the marriage. Can that happen? Also, there was approximately $15000 worth in furniture that I owned prior to the marriage that I left behind because the situation was intolerable. Did I abandon that furniture or can I return and take it? And no, this will not be a mutual consent divorce. My spouse thinks that everything I owned prior to the marriage belongs to her.
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John Arthur Smitten
Pre-marital stuff is all yours. Once you live here in Florida for 6 months then you can file for divorce. Use of a lawyer is recommended.
Answered on Jun 24th, 2014 at 11:22 PM
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If your divorce is in Florida the title owner has the say so as to the car. As to furniture Florida does not recognize abandonment doctrine.
Answered on Jun 24th, 2014 at 11:22 PM
The answer to your question regarding the car would depend upon in whose name the car is titled/registered. If it is titled/registered in your name only, you have no problem keeping it. With regard to the furniture, I would recommend you allow the attorneys to work out the division of that property.
Answered on Jun 24th, 2014 at 11:22 PM
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You have to ask an attorney in AL about these things.
Answered on Jun 24th, 2014 at 11:22 PM