{"id":17698,"date":"2024-03-08T16:59:48","date_gmt":"2024-03-08T21:59:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gbfamilylaw.com\/?post_type=videos&#038;p=17698"},"modified":"2024-03-08T16:59:48","modified_gmt":"2024-03-08T21:59:48","slug":"is-the-distribution-of-property-50-50-in-a-divorce","status":"publish","type":"videos","link":"https:\/\/gbfamilylaw.com\/videos\/is-the-distribution-of-property-50-50-in-a-divorce\/","title":{"rendered":"Is the Distribution of Property 50\/50 in a Divorce?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"embed-container video-single\"><iframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bJm-k-oJscY?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>People often think that they&#8217;ll automatically get half of everything in a divorce, but the truth is that 50\/50 asset distribution isn&#8217;t guaranteed. 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