Florida courts divide marital property equitably, beginning from a presumption of equal division and adjusting based on statutory factors. Marital property includes assets and debts accumulated during the marriage regardless of how they are titled, while separate property — assets owned before the marriage, gifts to one spouse, and inheritances — is generally excluded from distribution. The distinction is not always clean, particularly when separate assets have been commingled with marital funds or when marital income contributed to the appreciation of separate property.
A family law attorney in Boynton Beach works through the asset classification analysis before any distribution position is taken, ensuring that marital and separate property are correctly identified and that the client's share of the marital estate is accurately represented. Brodzki Jacobs approaches property division as a foundational element of divorce representation, not an afterthought addressed only when the parties reach an impasse.
