Originally Posted by
Black2KGSR
how is she entitled to half his stuff if they've only been married less than a year? isn't the whole point of that kind of settlement that the spouse with the lesser income has become dependent on the other and has spent their life taking care of kids/house instead of building a career, and is therefore entitled to compensation?
Depends on state. In CA for example it's 50/50 no bullshit state. Meaning even if you were married for just 1 second, then got divorced, it's 50/50. Spousal and child support is another story.
Edit: that is only if the 2 parties don't come up to amicable property split.