i am filing for a divorse, my husband took 15,000 from his 401k without my knowledge
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i am filing for a divorse, my husband took 15,000 from his 401k without my knowledge
if he took this money out 8 months ago. can i ask for half this money in the divorse.
Asked on June 29, 2009 under Family Law, Ohio
Answers:
B. B., Member, New Jersey Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 14 years ago | Contributor
You can't do it quite that directly, although it is possible to ask for the money to be included in the "pot" that gets split up, sometimes, depending on what was done with it; if he claims that he took the money to the track and lost it, for example, some courts will treat it as if he still has the money.
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