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In the decree, or judgment, of dissolution of marriage, the court can provide for child custody and support, maintenance, otherwise known as alimony, for either spouse, and the disposition of property. The decree may grant the wife the right to resume her maiden or former name.

Nonmarital Property, (Separate Property): Material possessions the spouses didn't share during the marriage and belonged to one spouse only; or any asset bought prior to the marriage becoming solidified legally. Example: If one of the spouses brought a car into the marriage, that car is a non-marital asset.

During a Missouri divorce, the wife is entitled to a fair share of marital property. This commonly includes the marital home, car, savings, retirement account, business interests, and valuable household items.

With equitable distribution, judges will divide all of a couple's marital property (and allocate their marital debts) based on the judge's decision as to what is fair to both spouses under the particular facts of each case. It's important to note that "equitable" doesn't necessarily mean equal (a 50-50 split).

Missouri is not a community property state in a divorce. Missouri is an equitable distribution state, which means that property will be divided by the court in a manner that is fair to both parties but not necessarily equally.

The division property of equality states when both sides of an equation are divided by the same number, other than 0, the equation will remain true. The division property of equality is used when solving an equation with multiplication, because division and multiplication are inverse operations of each other.