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Valuing Community Property When One Party Provides Unreliable Business Records
Pursuant to the California Family Code, California community property is valued or should be valued “as near as practicable to the …
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Trust Considerations in Divorce
In many states, including California, trusts are sometimes created with separate property by one spouse in contemplation of marriage, to …
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Timing Is Everything In Characterizing Property
It is generally well known that California is a community property state. That means all earnings and accumulations between the …
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The Income and Expense Declaration
In nearly every family law matter a financial disclosure form, known as the Income and Expense Declaration (“FL-150”) must be …
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The Impact of a Divorce on Your Business
Most business owners don’t head into marriage thinking about doomsday scenarios, but when divorce is imminent, your business may be …
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Complete Guide to Financial Disclosure in a California Divorce
Whether you have children or not, whether you have a large marital estate or a small marital estate, there are …
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The Differences of a High Net Asset Divorce
What makes the high net asset divorce different? In these divorces there are likely multiple assets and asset classes each …
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Right Of Reimbursement Survives Premarital Agreement And Quitclaim Deed
The case of Marriage of Carpenter, 2002 DJDAR 8219 was decided July 22, 2002. The case involved the appeal of …
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Military Service Credits and Divorce in California: Are They Community or Separate Property?
Here is what happened: Husband served in the United States Air Force for four years before marriage. Thereafter, he began …
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California Family Code §2641: Student Loan Reimbursement Rules in Divorce Explained
California Family Code §2641 outlines the circumstances under which one spouse may be required to reimburse the community estate for …
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Recovering The Separate Property Funds You Brought Into The Marriage
What you had before you got married is yours, not your spouse’s, not the community’s, yours. Sounds simple, right? If …
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How to Invest Your Tax Refund: IRA, 401(k), and Smart Financial Strategies for 2025
In 2014, the average tax refund was about $2,700. If you received that much this year, what would you do …
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Purchasing A Home After Divorce Just Got Easier
For some, love fades away and Marriages end. However, the mortgage you agreed to when you were married remains your …
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California Divorce Property Division Explained: 50/50 Split and Exceptions
California is a community property state, meaning the Equitable Division Rule divides marital property equally between spouses. However, numerous exceptions …
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Property Division In California
The purpose of California property division laws is to make sure that California marital property is allocated equally to each …
