Legal Question in Family Law in California

Re: Seperated

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Hi,

What a nightmare! I will need a lot more information to help you. You probably have community property and spousal support claims against your husband. Additionally, under the described circumstances, you may also be able to sue your husband for fraud, malice, emotional distress, etc. I strongly urge you to immediately call me or another attorney to protect your rights.

Best of luck and God Bless,

Russ Martin

(415)364-1604

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Reply: Seperated

In a general sense, it may be quite easy to set aside the transfer deeds that you signed, and restore your community property interest to the properties.

For a specific opinion regarding your individual circumstances, I suggest that you consult with an experienced family law lawyer. Experience is not expensive, it's priceless!

You will find some valuable information on various California family law issues at my web site.

Good luck to you!

Brian Levy, Esq.

www.calattorney.com

Re: Seperated

There are a number of approaches to your situation. First of all, you need to file for a divorce or separation petition to give the court jurisdiction over these issues. I would suggest that you hire an attorney, and even if you don't have much money, the attorney may be able to get his/her fees from the house, spousal support that would more than likely be awarded to you, or have attorney's fees awarded to him/her because your spouse is in a better financial position than you at this time. The attorney may want to set aside the conveyance of the real estate--you still have a community property interest in this property since you were married for such a long period of time.

The main thing is to get legal help ASAP--the longer you wait, the harder it is for the set aside--everything has deadlines in the law. So, Monday morning I would call around various attorneys to see if they might assist you, and if they can't then you need to see a place that provides free legal aid--maybe check with the court for a list of providers.

Good Luck--you have a case--but don't wait too long--

Legally speaking, AttorneyKaren