Legal Question in Family Law in California

Re: Property

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The facts that you have provided are not clear enough and/or complete enough to provide a definitive answer to you inquiry; however, I would say that title means little or nothing with regard to division of community property. Your Judgment of Dissolution should specify the disposition of the property. Read it. If it does not, contact an experienced Family Law attorney in the county where your disso took place for specific advice and possible representation on your behalf.

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Reply: Property

I would need to review the underlying Judgment before giving you an opinion. Absent something in the underlying Judgment to the contrary, and in a general sense, you are both co-owners in and to the real estate.

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Brian Levy, Esq.

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Re: Property

If the property was not dealt with in the dissolution judgment, generally, you would be entitled to one half of the equity, however, there should be some accounting on the rental, whether it was a profit of a loss, you would be responsible for one half of the loss and entitled to one half of the profit. I would guess that we are talking about a substantial amount of money and well worth your while obtaining representation. Good Luck, Pat McCrary