Legal Question in Family Law in California

Re: Post property settlement issue

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Read what your judgment says about "after discovered" or "undisclosed" community property. If the refund is an unexpected windfall, she probably is entitled to half. If she failed to make court-ordered payments of community property debts, and you made said payments, you probably can get away with taking an offset against her share of the refund.

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