If my wife and I are separating, should I wait to be legally separated before I try to purchase different housing?
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If my wife and I are separating, should I wait to be legally separated before I try to purchase different housing?
Asked on June 24, 2015 under Family Law, North Carolina
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S.L,. Member, California Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 9 years ago | Contributor
It would be advisable to wait until you are legally separated to purchase a house because purchasing the house after separation will prevent your ex-wife from asserting a claim to the house by arguing that the house was purchased during marriage.
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