assets before marriage

[sport22]

Can a new spouse's assets be used by an ex to try to get more support? If the new spouse purchased a house 2 years earlier, can it be used against the husband? Ex threatened to take pictures of her house into court along with a picture of of the new spouse's house to prove she was living far below what conditions he was living in. Where do the courts stand on this issue?

[Lee Borden]

The new spouse's assets as such are irrelevant to support. However, you've already identified the way they sometimes BECOME relevant, and that is when the judge becomes convinced one of the parties is using a new spouse (or any other person) as a hidden savings account for money or ather assets. When the judge decides that's the case, the judge has the discretion to regard the assets of another person as available to the party.

[anniewalker]

Ex threatened to take pictures of her house into court along with a picture of of the new spouse's house to prove she was living far below what conditions he was living in.

She really likes to mess with ya'll.  Your husband's ex-wife is THREATENING to take pictures of YOUR house that YOU owned BEFORE the marriage and show them to the judge to illustrate that your house is nicer than her's?  I would laugh in her face.

As Lee pointed out, unless your hubby is using you to launder money / assests, is underemployed and living off your wealth, being just generally shady - then her threats are just another tactic to get your goat.  By the sounds of your posts she has your goat all right!!!! 

As to the ex bringing up you and YOUR business in court - the best tactic is for you to avoid going to court with your hubby and avoid all contact with her.  I know you probably try to help out your hubby with the visitation and all that - but really - it is much to your benefit if you dissappear as far as the Wicked-Ex-Wife is concerned.

[sport22]

All she does is keep things stirred up. If court was not looming, it would not ordinarily bother him. Things just have been so backwards with this court system.

I bought my house in December 2002 and we married this past September. (I lived in it almost 3 years with my children) I live 8 hours from the ex so I never encounter her. I have never even seen her in person. She has a history of violence and erratic behavior so he doesn't want me around her especially alone. To top it off, my ex husband is the one who took a picture of my house and mailed it to her. She lives in her grandmother's house where she lives rent free. She refused to work the last year they were married so they moved into this house.

The ex does think he is reducing his income but 5 out of 6 years he has worked with this company he has made around the same amount. One year he had 3 retirees invest money with him which made his salary increase. This is the year the judge went back and included in his support. He has been a victim of the system in some ways so he never underestimates what could be used against him.