corporations are owned by stock holders… you may not be able to touch his company … but his shares of stock would be another matter.
Since the corporation was formed prior to the marriage stickly speaking you would be entitiled to half of the apprecation of the stock since your wedding.
It gets real complicated really quickly your best bet is to get a lawyer involved now.
jnewman
Dear pooh:
Greetings. The business is separate property, unless he titled it jointly during the marriage or did something else to convert this separate asset into marital property. You may be entitled to alimony though, which will be based on his income from the business. Thank you.
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Before my husband and I were married, in 1989 ,he incorporated his business listed me as secretary and treasure and himself as owner and president. We were living together at the time this was done. We were married in 1994, now in 2006 he has decided that he wants a divorce. He says that I cannot touch his business, is this true?