Louisiana Judgment of Divorce with community property, no children

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Louisiana
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LA-5305
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This is an example of a default Judgment of Divorce in favor of the plaintiff and against the defendant, the defendant having failed to appear or answer within the prescribed time frame. The court orders a decree of divorce "a vinculo matrimonii" (from the bonds of marriage). The court further orders that plaintiff be recognized as owner of an undivided one-half interest in and to the community property of plaintiff and defendant, and reserves unto plaintiff the right to seek a judicial or extra-judicial partition thereof in the future. There is no mention in this judgment of children. Court costs are ordered to be divided equally between plaintiff and defendant.

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Separate property is property belongs exclusively to one of two spouses. Under Louisiana law, assets acquired by a deceased person while unmarried, or acquired during the marriage by gift, is considered to be separate property.

In order to start the divorce process without a lawyer, you'll need to complete some forms. The forms are not readily available from the Louisiana Judicial Branch website, but you can go to your local parish courthouse and request a complete packet of divorce papers.

Generally, the divorce papers do not need signatures from both parties to move forward. There is little need to ensure that the other spouse is in agreement to end the marriage legally. However, if both spouses are amenable to the process, it can permit both to progress through the divorce amicably.

Under Louisiana law, marital property, or property acquired during the marriage, is distributed equally (50-50) to each party unless the court finds such a division to be inequitable or parties agree to a different formula under which to divide property.

Filing a divorce using abandonment as the ground for your request, you'll first need to file a petition for divorce with your local court. It's important to review your state's residency requirements, which often require you or your spouse to live in the state for a specific period of time before you file.

Infidelity or other bad behaviors do not affect the amount of community property one is entitled to. Also, one is not entitled to more spousal support, child support, or custody rights even if they can prove their spouse had an affair. Today in Louisiana, adultery actually plays a very minor role in a divorce.

Yes, Louisiana is in the minority of states that follows community property laws. Most states adhere to equitable distribution principles, but Louisiana isn't one of them. Louisiana community property laws seek to divide a couple's property equally in a Louisiana divorce.

One such fault ground is willful desertion and abandonment. In order for a party to prove willful desertion or abandonment he/she must prove (1) that the deserting spouse intended to end the marriage; (2) that the deserted spouse did nothing to justify the desertion; and (3) the desertion was against the wishes of

Louisiana is a community property state. This means that spouses generally share equally in the assets, income and debt acquired by either spouse during the marriage. However, some income and some property may be separate income or separate property.

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Louisiana Judgment of Divorce with community property, no children