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Real Estate law

Asked on May 26th, 2013 on Real Estate - New York
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If a husband and wife buys a home and the husband paid most of the home, but the home is under the wife's name, and the husband agrees. So the home property solely belongs to the wife? If they divorce, the home/property only belongs to the wife or to both of them?
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Estate Planning Attorney serving New York, NY
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The property will be subject to equitable distribution.  There is no community property in NY.
Answered on May 27th, 2013 at 10:02 AM

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