Legal Question in Family Law in Iowa

Can I sell my mobile home to my mom before I file for divorce to make it impossible for him to take it in the divorce? The title is in my name and the loan for it is in my moms name


Asked on 7/16/14, 6:52 am

2 Answers from Attorneys
Robert Luedeman solo practitioner

If you acquired the mobile home before you married and he had contributed nothing to it, it's your property. On the other hand, if he's contributed anything at all to the payments he's got some rights in the mobile home, regardless of whose name the home is titled in.

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Answered on 7/16/14, 1:15 pm
Lana Luhring Laird & Luhring

I would not advise that. It may represent a transfer that a judge may view as an attempt to manipulate a property settlement. It is never a good idea to transfer your property without asking your lawyer.

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Answered on 7/16/14, 6:10 pm


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