Legal Question in Family Law in California

I was married in April 2007 in Las Vegas, NV. I live in California and have lived here throughout the duration of my marriage. We have had no children in the marriage, but did purchase one piece of property (which I have no interest in keeping and that my wife could not afford withou me.) I am seriously considering getting a divorce and would like to know what State Law governs my marriage and what I should expect the ramifications of a divorce would be under 4 years with no children? Will I have to pay any type of support, and if so for how long? Outside of the house, my wife and I have no joint ties. We still have separate bank accounts, we still have most everything separated.


Asked on 10/22/10, 2:45 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys

Divorce is governed by the law of residence at the time of divorce. You could have gotten married in Outer Mongolia, and as long as the marriage was legal in the place it occured (and does not violate California laws on invalidity of marriages) you can get divorced in California under California law if you have lived here for at least six months. On the issue of support, if you both are still working and there has not been any major change in employment circumstances since the marriage, you have a good case for no support. If she quit a job to be a homemaker, or went part time or gave up a career job to move with you to a new location, then there might be a case for support while she put herself back to where she was career/income wise before the marriage. As for the other "ramifications" that is too broad a question to answer in this format.

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Answered on 10/27/10, 3:43 pm


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