This book will focus on the rights each spouse has under certain laws, situations, and circumstances, and how the division of the property will be decided by the court or through negotiation.
>>>>>>Do you have a record of the mortgage and taxes you paid for the house? My STBX has never paid a dime for taxes and there was never a mortgage.
She has zero proof that she EVER paid anything towards the house EVER. She never even had a checking account (her choice not mine) until after she left me.
The ONLY thing she EVER paid for were the groceries and the cable bill and that was in my name also. She gave me the money and I wrote the check. There was nothing to do with this house ever in her name. >>>>>>
I really don't think you are getting it. Try to follow. You were MARRIED. That means YOU BOTH paid the taxes. You were married, that means you both paid the utilities, upkeep etc. Even if she was a stay-at-home, when you are married that is how it works. Ask any of the wives on here who never worked a day in their marriage. Guess what? They get HALF! When you are married there is no "I paid for this and she paid for that"... You both paid it as a couple no matter who actually put out the cash.
Now that we have that out of the way. The ONLY things that aren't half hers are those things that you had BEFORE the marriage, such as the amount you paid for the house originally. She is entitled to half of EVERY other item in your home, regardless of who wrote the check, if it was bought during the marriage.
I am not making this up. It's law in most states. Sometimes women get even more than half- be glad you didn't have any kids.