Simple question here. I already know the advice to "consult" a lawyer so please refrain from that advice. OK here is the issue or question.... I was recently divorced and the ex and me had no children together (she has two daughters from her first go around) We had our day in court and our property was plit up. I will explain what the judge did and want to know if it is just me or if I got F*cked. There is two property's the first is my home which she lived doing the marriage. We were only married for 4 1/2 years. I had purchased my home two years prior to being married and completely finished off the basement,(added 1 bedroom,bathroom, laundry, storage closets, and a large family room) I put a 16' x 24' addition on my garage, I put up 350' of 6' wood privacy fence, poured new stoops and driveway including city walk. Poured a 24 x 40 concrete slab next to garage. plus countless little things. I purchased my home for $105,500 at time of trial assessor valued it at $127800. Testimony was given to all the pre marital upgrades and the wife agreed they were pre- marital. During our marriage We always hadseparatee bank accounts and I always paid the mortgage. she paidutility'ss. All propertymaintainse was done and paid for by me throughout as well. During the marriage we purchased a second home to flip. I paid all the down payment and closing cost. The property was in bad shape and I spent 6 monthsstraitt working 80 plus hours a week completely remodeling it. We had a line of credit as well as I took a Discover card out at 2% interest for a year to pay for upgrades. While I was redoing this house the line of credit paid for itself as well as the mortgage on my home. (6 months tops) the property was on the market for about 1 1/2 years and I paid all of its mortgages as well other than the six months at the beginning. (2 total years of ownership at trial) I had some vehicles prior to getting married 100% paid for as well as some equipment and a truck and two trailers were purchased during our marriage using a line of credit I had taken out 1 month prior to getting married. My wife had a 401k plan with $21800 value that was marital. I had none. The second home she moved into six months prior to the trial. She had $7300 in credit card debt when we married I had $1000. The wife had an Explorer she bought 1 day before marriage therefore 100% of the funds paid were marital. After we split up w/out my knowledge she traded it in and lost $5500 in equity. Kelly Blue book values were given in court that were not contested. She valued the second property she moved into at $108,000 I had evidence showing a realtor valued it and had it on the market for $124,900. here goes the "fair" division...... Court discounted everything I did to my property and said it only had $5000 pre marital equity. Thus giving me $11200 credit since I retained it. Her house the only valued at $108,000 and we owed $96000 therefore giving her $12000 Equity. That shows only an $800 diff. Looks fair but not. She should have $26000 in equity and zero on my house. Plus I did all the work so I am out that as well. The $10000 discover card I get to eat also. She had $12000 in credit card debt of that $7300 pre marital. Court discounted her pre marital debt and made it all marital. The vehicles and equipment the judge valued at what we paid for them 6 years ago not the agreed value we had during court. At the end of the day I get screwed. I have to pay her $10000 cash. And if you take the REAL values on everything the difference in who gets what is $65000 in her favor plus I am out all the labor. Its screwed up I worked my whole life to have nice things and she took it all. and I am about to declare chapter 13. Judge acted so bias and fudged everything just to give her what she wanted. Hell Icouldn'tt even afford a lawyer.