Legal Question in Family Law in California

She is incorrect. Title does not characterize a property. What matters is WHEN the property was acquired - before or after marriage. In either case, whether separate or community property, she cannot just kick you out. She must have a court order.

Actually there is a rebuttable presumption that title DOES characterize property. It puts the burden on you to show that the record title does not properly reflect the ownership of the property. What is left out of your question, however, and what is the core issue, is where did the money come from for the purchase, and if you put up some of the money, why did you not go on title as an owner? Unless you put up part of the down payment, and since you have only been married a month, your wife is right that you have no legal or financial rights in the house. Ms. Ellifritz is correct that she cannot just kick you out. She would have to file for divorce and file a motion for sole use and occupancy of the family home, but if the house is all hers, that motion is basically guaranteed to be granted.