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Property Division

Fear of marital abandonment leads to infidelity, study finds

November 14, 2013 By //  by Sara Singer

Different things cause different marriages to fall apart. Some divorces occur because of financial strains. Others happen simply because the couple grew apart, or one spouse or the other realizes he or she is no longer in love.

A cheating spouse is often cited as the reason for filing for divorce. However, infidelity is often the result of a marital problem, instead of being the direct cause of the conflict. Without supporting the idea of cheating on your husband or wife, learning why people commit infidelity may help us understand the warning signs in our own relationships.

A psychologist at Florida State believes that spouses who feel that their husband or wife is slipping away are more likely to cheat. The psychologist published the findings of his long-term study in the Journal of Family Psychology earlier this year.

He followed more than 200 newly-married couples for three-and-a-half to four years, tracking their personalities and the strength of their relationship over that time. He found that some of the spouses developed “anxious attachment,” or a fear that their spouse is abandoning them. People with anxious attachment tend to become clingy. The researcher said that they also tend to cheat.

This may seem counterintuitive at first. After all, it does not make sense that someone trying to keep their husband or wife from leaving them would do something to drive him or her away. The psychologist explains the purpose of the infidelity is to get the worried spouse’s need for intimacy met. In addition, spouses with anxious attachment tend to get cheated on as well.

Hopefully, none of this will happen to any of our readers. But if it does, it may be necessary to divorce. This in turn will require the spouses to divide their property. Depending on the size and complexity of the marital assets, this can be difficult to do. A skilled family law attorney can help reach a fair settlement.

Source: Huffington Post, “Insecure Spouses Are More Likely To Cheat, Says Marriage Study,” Nov. 12, 2013

Filed Under: Property Division Tagged With: assets

Man leaves country, taking his millions, during divorce

October 10, 2013 By //  by Sara Singer

A high-asset divorce in Florida can cause shock and unease when you realize how much money and other assets you might have to give up. In Florida, marital property is divided equitably, which means that each spouse may end up with about half. Many spouses can accept the fact that they are going to have about half the worth they did before the divorce, but others tend to take irrational or dishonest steps to avoid this situation.

One man from another state has taken the effort to avoid a financial settlement to the extreme. He has taken much of his multi-million dollar fortune and put it in overseas banks — and fled the country.

The man and his wife were married for 16 years before the divorce was finalized. In a marriage of this length, much of the income and other wealth generated by the man in his career would likely be considered marital property, and therefore subject to property division.

Perhaps reluctant to agree to a settlement or submit to a court order, the man disappeared several months ago. It was also revealed that he had transferred most of his money to offshore accounts. His lawyers claim that they do not know where he is. Reached by phone, the man would say only that he is in Europe and that he has the right to live there as an Italian citizen.

Before he left, the man was ordered by the court to pay his wife temporary spousal support. He never paid, and the bill reached $289,000. The court also recently finalized the divorce in his absence. The judge ordered the man to pay his ex-wife $18 million, as well as the overdue support.

Of course, we do not suggest that anyone facing what they believe to be an unfair division of property to flee the country. A good divorce attorney can listen to your goals and hopefully negotiate a fair settlement.

Source: Chicago Tribune, “Ex-CBOT chairman fled overseas in divorce fight, lawyers say,” Cynthia Dizikes, Oct. 9, 2013

Filed Under: Property Division Tagged With: assets, marital property, Property division

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