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Division of Property

David Siegel: Yes it is. Let's talk about division of property.

Jesse Barrientes: Got it.

David Siegel: Who gets what?

Jesse Barrientes: Well it depends. Again, if you have an agreement, that's fantastic. There are all different kinds of things that you want to split up here. For example, just the stuff that you have, your personal sundry items, your clothes. Obviously, you're going to get your clothes. Some people – I've been in some situations where they don't even want to give that up to the other spouse. Then we get into discussions over the bedroom set, and the living room set, and the dining room set. As a general rule, I tell people I'm not a furniture attorney, I’m a Chicago divorce attorney, because the litigation we're going to engage in over this type of thing is going to far outweigh the expense. You know those little lights, the little solar lights that line your driveway, they cost about what, 50, $60.00? He wanted them, and she wanted them, and the discussion that we had about them cost more than the lights.

David Siegel: That's right.

Jesse Barrientes: Then we commence then to the refrigerator, and then to the other things. generally those things kind of get divided up, and if you the people don't agree, then ultimately what will happen is the judge will make a ruling, and will say, "Listen. You get this. You get that." Sometimes I've even heard judges rule or say, "We're going to do a lottery. You know what? You pick one thing. You pick one thing. You pick one thing. You pick one thing, until we're all done.

David Siegel: Is there a need to itemize these items?

Jesse Barrientes: That's always a good thing to make an inventory so that you know what it is. Generally, most people I find are able to divide those types of things.

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