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If she did not file for divorce and if that action, if it happened, did not result in a Final Decree or Judgment of Divorce, then yes, you are still married and have rights to your child. You should immediately consult with an attorney.

Delay the closing, if at all possible. If not possible, try to expedite your final hearing, or see if the court will consider bifurcating your final hearing on the divorce only, and reserve jurisdiction to address all other divorce issues at a subsequent hearing. Otherwise, you'll have to proceed with the closing and take title to the property as a married woman, and will have to address the treatment of this real property in your divorce, which is doable, but makes things more complicated. If you have to proceed with taking title as a married woman, try to negotiate with your husband with regard to this new real property now, before you take title.

Dear Anonymous:   It depends.  Your offer seems more than generous, as a court would typicallly start with equally dividing the assets and liabilities.  That said, since you were the main support for a long time, the Court could impute income to you, at least for a few more years.   You are not quite yet at what the court would consider retirement age. The courts typically use the age you would collect full social security.  Of course there are always exceptions based on your specific situation.       It may even make sense to pay some alimony for a limited period of time and keep more of your assets.  This is a situation where strategizing with an attorney might make sense before making your wife a final offer. Best of luck, Cindy S. Vova The Family Law Offices of Cindy S. Vova Broward/Boca Raton/Miami-Dade 954-316-3496/561-962-2785