Legal Question in Family Law in Washington

Re: Cashing 401K and putting in safety deposit box before filing for divorce

Let me be sure I understand this. You want me to tell you whether you can get away with fraud and perjury in a future civil action. You might get away with it, but there is a serious possibility that you won't. If you get caught (and a competent attorney for the opposing party may well catch you) and will then pull you apart like warm bread. You will have no credibility before the court (as a perjurer and a person who engaged in fraud). If you retain counsel, they can not assist you in this (under the Rules of Professional Responsibility) and if they find out you did it, I would expect they will dump you so fast and hard you will be bouncing. I hope that answers the question in terms of the legal consequences. I don't have the space to discuss the moral consequences.