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The Effect of Deflation on Marital Property

By Robert Jones and Kevin Decker
September 01, 2003

With the specter of deflation (falling prices) haunting the U.S. economy, the consequences and problems of the inflationary eras of the 1970s and 1980s may be as far from the minds of matrimonial practitioners as it is from the thoughts of central bankers. Nevertheless, if you have matrimonial clients from long-term marriages, an awareness and understanding of the meaning of inflation may help you obtain a more equitable distribution of marital property for those who brought separate property into the marriage.

Separate Property and Appreciation

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