Community Property

As a divorce lawyer in California, I hate to rain on your parade, but if you received an expensive diamond necklace from your husband, the law may not treat it as a gift if you ever get divorced.

You must consider the possibility that your spouse may employ counseling as a nefarious strategy to get a financial edge by manipulating the date of separation.

When you think of Community Property, do the words "half of everything" come to mind? No so fast! In fact, this is not always the result even when a...

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In the US, every state has a different set of divorce laws about distributing assets between ex-husband and ex-wife. So if you get divorced in Califo...

A prenuptial agreement is a contract signed by both parties before their wedding that details what their property...

Part 1 in an ongoing series about keeping your business assets safe in the event of divorce. When people get married they are all hoping for the "ha...