Wife Gets Bigger Share of Marital Property 
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Published: April 13, 2011
Tags: Domestic Relations, Hanover Circuit Court, Judge J. Overton Harris, Virginia Circuit Courts
For a couple who is divorcing after 14 years of marriage, a Hanover County Circuit Court awards wife 60 percent of the marital estate, in light of her greater contributions to the marriage and to the acquisition and maintenance of the marital property.
The marital equity in the marital home is $141,875, and wife shall ...
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