Legal Question in Family Law in California
assets
I filed for divorce in January 2007. We have been separated in then. I would like to buy a house now (August 2007). Can my soon to be ex-husband take that away somehow or have any hold over it new purchase?
Asked on 8/01/07, 5:12 pm
1 Answer from Attorneys
Anne Marie Healy
Law Offices of Anne Marie Healy
Re: assets
No, but be careful. Are you taking money that could be considered community property money to use to purchase the home? If you are using money from a source that is indisputably separate property, he will have no claim. If the money use is community property money, if you don't have a way to reimburse the money that you used, he could either force you to sell the house or somehow maintain an interest in it.
Answered on 8/01/07, 5:39 pm