Legal Question in Family Law in Washington
Ex Spouse Claims to property/finances
Can my new husband's ex-wife make
a claim for money on my property,
bank accounts or current/future
income for debt that she claims he
owes her? The house and all of my
own accounts were and are in my
name, before marriage.
1 Answer from Attorneys
Re: Ex Spouse Claims to property/finances
Unless you and your new husband wrote a bomb-proof prenup, some of your property is now community property and a portion of your property *may* be available to satisfy his debts.
It really depends, and I could not venture to give you advice without seeing every document first.
No reasonable attorney could do that.
The issue is that he may well owe her money pursuant to their decree, and the dissolution court is not going to allow your new husband to walk away from his prior obligations on the grounds that he owns nothing and you own everything.
Washington is a community property state. Hope this helps. Powell
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