Legal Question in Family Law in California
My father (age 79) is in the middle of a LONG divorce with my mother. They can't seem to agree on terms and it's dragging on and on. They separated in 1987. They have two houses, each worth about $1.5 million now. These houses were purchased BEFORE separation. My father said that if he were to pass away before my mother, that his "estate" (aka me) would be entitled to half the value of those properties. I told him that I don't believe that's possible--that my mother would have 100% ownership of both properties. Can my father be correct? I'm afraid he does not know his facts.
1 Answer from Attorneys
Without more facts, like how is title held to each of the properties, I would assume that your father is correct. And by the way, unless your father has done nothing about his estate plan, you may or may not be a beneficiary of your father's estate.
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