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她帶走了我的心,還拿走了我的氣炸鍋: 離婚中的「公平分配」究竟意味著什麼?What “Equitable Distribution” Means in a Divorce

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在新澤西州,夫妻離婚時必須分割共同擁有的財產和共同承擔的債務。這個過程被稱為公平分配 (Equitable Distribution)。 「公平」(Equitable) 意味著公正,但這並不總是意味著每個人都能正好得到一半。

公平分配是什麼意思?

新澤西州將婚姻視為一種夥伴關係。夫妻雙方都為婚姻做出貢獻,因此雙方都應該公平地分享婚姻期間獲得的。法律和法院會幫助確定如何進行公平分配。

確定如何進行公平分配有三個主要的步驟:

  1. 確定哪些財產屬於婚姻共同財產
  2. 確定每件物品的價值。
  3. 決定如何公平分配所有財產

哪些財產屬於夫妻共同財產 (Marital Property)?

夫妻共同財產是指夫妻雙方在婚姻期間所獲得的任何財產。這可能包括:

  • 房屋或公寓
  • 汽車
  • 珠寶
  • 退休金 (Pensions) 和退休帳戶 (retirement accounts)
  • 股票 (Stocks) 和債券 (bonds)
  • 婚姻期間收到的贈與或遺產 (inheritance)

婚前個人擁有的任何財產通常仍然屬於個人財產,除非另一方配偶為該財產的增值做出了貢獻。

有時候確定房產價值是很複雜的。例如,如果這對夫婦擁有一棟房子,他們可能需要聘請估價師 (appraiser) 來確定房子的價值。

法院在裁定何為公平合理時,也會考慮許多因素,例如:

  • 夫妻結婚多久
  • 他們的年齡和健康狀況
  • 他們在婚姻期間的生活方式
  • 每個人的收入
  • 每個人對婚姻的貢獻

債務 (Debts) 也必須分割

夫妻之間不僅共享財產,也常常共同承擔債務,而這些債務也必須分割。與購買夫妻共同財產直接相關的債務會從該財產的價值中扣除,然後將剩餘部分分割。例如,如果夫妻擁有價值10萬美元的財產,並為此承擔了2.5萬美元的債務,那麼可以先扣除這筆債務,剩餘的7.5萬美元再進行分割。

但在決定誰應承擔哪些債務時,其他債務也可能構成整體經濟狀況的一部分。這些決定取決於案件的具體情況。

法院會考慮的一些因素包括:

  • 誰賺的錢比較多
  • 每個人的經濟需求
  • 債務是用來做什麼

法院有時可能會要求配偶一方承擔更多的債務,如果這樣做才是公平的。

特殊情況

通常公平分配只有在離婚程序最終完成後才會進行。但在極少數情況下,例如如果一方配偶在離婚程序完成前去世,法院仍然可以分割財產。如果夫妻在其他國家離婚,新澤西州可能不會分割財產,除非該婚姻與新澤西州有密切聯繫。

最後的想法

離婚過程可能充滿壓力和情緒波動。最終目標是公平地分割財產,即使這意味著要放棄像氣炸鍋這樣心愛的物品。

Central Jersey Legal Services (CJLS) provides free civil legal aid to low-income families and the elderly. If you have landlord-tenant disputes, domestic violence, social welfare, consumer issues, etc., please call 732-249-7600. We have Chinese-speaking staff to serve you.

中部澤西法律服務處(Central Jersey Legal Services 簡稱CJLS) 專為低收入家庭和老年人提供免費民事法律援助。如果您有房東房客糾紛、家庭暴力、社會福利、消費等問題,請撥打732-249-7600。我們有會說中文的工作人員為您服務。

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