Legal Question in Family Law in California
Bank Accounts
My wife and I had a joint banking account, however I had a different savings account that she did not have access to and did not know about. I am willing to work on marriage, however she is filing for dissolution.
I have recently closed the account she did know about in fear she wants to take me for everything. I will express it again, the account was only in my name.
During a divorce, do they only ask records for opened accounts? What about closed accounts? Do the accounts only pertain what you had jointly with your spouse?
If they find that I had that account, does she have the rights to those monies?
Thanks for the help to all those respond.
1 Answer from Attorneys
Re: Bank Accounts
You are required by law to disclose the bank account,and in this case the cash taken from that closed account. Even if she misses it now, she will probably find out about the account at a later time. If that occurs she has 3 years from the date of discovery to request that it be divided. The court can order that she get the full amount of cash rather thant just 1/2 of the cash.
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