Your wife can make a claim to a portion of any equity in the home. Each mortgage payment that was made after you got married purchased her a community interest in the home (as well as maintenance, taxes, repairs, upgrades, etc.). Whether or not she would get the entire house depends on a number of other factors. You need to sit with an attorney to go over every piece of your puzzle to get the big picture.
Answered on Apr 28th, 2015 at 2:09 AM