Legal Question in Family Law in District of Columbia
Marital Separation
My husband and I are
recently separated. We
have been married for 15
years. We lived in CA for
3 years until my son and
I moved to Washington
DC in February 2009. I
am unemployed and need
to make sure my son and
I are taken care of
financially. I would like
to file for a legal
separation, but am
getting conflicting advice
on where to get a lawyer;
CA or DC. Please advise
on what I should do.
1 Answer from Attorneys
Re: Marital Separation
If your husband remains in California with the accumulated marital assets, that's where you should retain counsel in order to negotiate a property settlement agreement designed to settle most (if not all)of the major issues in your marriage.
Any action that you initiated in DC would be unlikely to establish personal jurisdiction over your husband in California that would allow the court to rule on financial and property issues associated with the marriage.
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