Money in Individual Savings & Checking

[nealtaylor]

If a couple has been separated for a year (living apart), both working with separate bank accounts and decide to get a divorce, will the money in both bank accounts be considered joint property and divided equally or will it be considered separate property and each able to keep the money in their individual bank accounts separate in the District of Columbia?

 

[I AM ALWAYS LIABLE]

If a couple has been separated for a year (living apart), both working with separate bank accounts and decide to get a divorce, will the money in both bank accounts be considered joint property and divided equally or will it be considered separate property and each able to keep the money in their individual bank accounts separate in the District of Columbia?

My response:

The District of Columbia is governed by Virginia Law, which is a Separate Property State. What's yours is yours, and what's his is his.

IAAL