Are monies from a car accident marital property?

My wife is from Syria and we married in the U.S. and live in Miami. She travels back to Syria often to visit her family. On one of her trips, she was in a terrible car accident. She has a Syrian lawyer helping her with her case, as the accident was the other driver’s fault. She was pretty badly hurt, and I suspect that she may receive a lot of money in a settlement or from the courts. She won’t discuss the details with me, and I fear she may be planning to use whatever she gets to move back to Syria and divorce me. How do I find out about these funds and do I have any interest in the money because we were married when the accident occurred? It is marital property, and if it is, how do I protect my interest? What if she just goes back to Syria without giving me notice?

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Last updated: Mar 15, 2021 - 08:23 AM

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