In some states a spouse can actually go to the recorder’s office in the county in which he or she resides and file a record or schedule of his or her separate property. This creates a presumption that such property is, and was at the time of the filing, separate property of that filing spouse. Again, one must check his or her individual state law to see if such an option exists.

• How does a court determine whether property is marital/community property or separate property?
• Are divorces no fault or fault based?
• Can you file for divorce in a state that is not the state in which you were married?
• Can persons separate without filing for a divorce?
• What is recrimination?
• What is condonation?
• What types of crimes committed by a spouse give the other spouse grounds for divorce?
• If your spouse leaves and doesn’t come back, is that grounds for divorce?
• What are irreconcilable differences ?
• What are typical grounds for divorce?
• How can a marriage be annulled?
• Can you be liable for the debts your spouse acquired prior to marriage?
• What can parties contract to in a pre marital agreement?
• Are prenuptial agreements, or pre marital agreements, valid?
• Is a marriage in a foreign country recognized as valid in the United States?
• Who can perform marriages?
• Can a person have multiple spouses?
• When did the law allow interracial marriages?
• Can parties of the same sex marry?
• At what age can a person legally marry?