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Massachusetts Law - Separate Property in General

In most states, "separate property" is property that is any of the following:

• Property a party owned before marriage.
• Property a party acquired during the marriage by gift or inheritance .
• Income from either of these.
• Property acquired explicitly as separate property during the marriage.
• Post-separation earnings, gains, or winnings.

In most states, separate property always remains with the party who owns it, and only so-called "marital" property is divided.

However, Massachusetts does not make this kind of distinction between separate and marital property.

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