Legal Question in Real Estate Law in California

It's most likely a community debt because it relates to your husband's business and thus has to do with benefiting the community or both spouses. At least that's what the creditor would argue if they sue him. Transferring a community property like these house into your name only with the debt pending like this will not help because it was transferred to avoid a creditor which the creditor could get undone. Besides, if it's a debt that both spouses are liable for, then even your own separate property would be liable.

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