Legal Question in Family Law in California

Re: repaid me my money, his IRA not yet divorced,am I liable 4-1/2 taxes

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NOW, IN RESPONSE TO YOUR INQUIRY --

The facts that you have provided are not clear

enough and/or complete enough to provide a

definitive answer to you inquiry. Income, assets,

and debts accumulated during marriage are usually

community property/obligations (in CA). So each

party owns half and owes half. However, inheritances

usually are separate property unless they are

comingled. To prove or disprove comingling you

need to trace and characterize all the

transactions one by one, and figure out who owns

how much and who owes how much. You need the

help of a lawyer or an accountant who understands

community property laws.

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