The exact amount or percentage that a spouse will get from the other in a divorce settlement depends on whether you live in a state that follows community property law or equitable distribution law.
Community property states like Arizona, California, Idaho, Louisiana, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas, Washington, and Wisconsin will split the property 50/50 regardless of who made more money or who contributed more assets to the marriage.
Equitable distribution states allow the courts to look at each case and determine what is fair (equitable). Typically, the court will first look at how long the marriage lasted. Then the court looks at both spouses’ financial resources, earning potential, and any separate property that was brought into the marriage by each spouse.