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Dividing Pensions and Retirement Assets
Under California’s community property guidelines, the Family Law courts are to divide all assets and debts of the marriage equally …
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Determining If Property Is Community Is Not Always So Easy
Under Family Code, Section 760, generally, property that is acquired during marriage is considered community property. This is a pretty …
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Designating Successors
A California appellate court has ruled on whether a non-participant spouse can transfer their community property interest in undistributed retirement …
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Community Property Rights
Equal ownership of community property assets has never been dependent upon a determination of labor or talent. Men and women …
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Community & Separate Property
With certain exceptions all property, including real property or personal property, regardless of its location that is acquired by a …
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Can You Sell Your House In The Middle Of A Dissolution Proceeding?
When you file for a Dissolution, certain restraining orders automatically go into effect. These are commonly referred to as standard …
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But Honey, Is it Really a Gift?: Upon Divorce, California Community Property Laws May Make Your Valentine’s Day Present a lot Less Romantic
It’s that magical time of year, with hearts everywhere, flower shops overflowing with beckoning bouquets and chocolate boxes stacked sky …
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Burglarizing Your Own Home? It Can Happen If You Are Getting A Divorce
Divorce presents many traps for the unwary, as illustrated by the recent case, People v. Gill, which has some interesting …
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Are Post-separation Disability Allowance Payments Community Or Separate Property?
In the case, In Re Marriage of Walker, unpublished opinion of District 6 (Filed January 10, 2012), the Court answered …
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6 Steps for a Financially Successful Divorce
Considering the possibility of a looming divorce is daunting no matter what the details of the situation are. There are …
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You May Have “Your Day In Court” – But At What Cost
Everyone knows, even in a general sense, that when you are involved in a legal dispute, you are entitled to …
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Will The Court Order My Spouse To Pay My Attorney Fees Even If I Am Able To Afford An Attorney?
In the very recent appellate decision, In Re Marriage of Sorge (Court of Appeals of California, Fourth District, Division One, …
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Will The Court Make My Ex Pay My Attorney Fees?
This is a question asked in nearly every dissolution case. Typically, there is a “breadwinner” in the family and the …
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When To Retain The Services Of A Forensic Accountant
Not all marital dissolution cases require the services of a Forensic Accountant. However, many of the more complicated cases in …
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When Should I Give My Intended The Prenup?
Wondering when a good time is to bring up the issue of a prenuptial agreement? Maybe there really is no …
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