Recent Posts in Reimbursements Category
Posted on Feb 26, 2012 By Thurman Arnold
Q. If I put my wife on TITLE to my RESIDENCE does she get half if we DIVORCE? A. If you place your wife on title for any reason you run the risk that in the event of later divorce she will have some ...
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Posted on Sep 25, 2010 By Thurman Arnold
Q. I am considering filing for divorce, and am beginning to pencil out what the division of our assets and debts might look like. What is a good way to go about this? A. Prepare a Marital Balance ...
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Posted on Sep 24, 2010 By Thurman Arnold
Q. I have been occupying our family home alone since my wife left over a year ago. I pay all the interest only mortgage, property taxes, and insurance with no help from her. Does she owe me half of ...
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Posted on Sep 24, 2010 By Thurman Arnold
Q. I have been occupying the home after my wife left over a year ago. I pay all the interest-only mortgage, property taxes, and insurance with no help from her. Does she owe me half of any of this? A. ...
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Posted on Sep 16, 2010 By Thurman Arnold
Q. My Wife removed all the money from our joint savings account immediately before filing for divorce. Some of that money included an inheritance from my grandmother. What are my rights to recover any ...
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Posted on Sep 14, 2010 By Thurman Arnold
Q. My husband completed his training as a doctor after we married. He incurred substantial educational loans which we paid off during the marriage. What rights to I have for recovering those costs? A. ...
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Posted on Jun 14, 2010 By Thurman Arnold
Q. Before my wife and I married, she convinced me to sign a Prenup prepared by her brother, who is a Los Angeles divorce attorney. It says that I waive any right to property acquired with her ...
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Posted on Jun 12, 2010 By Thurman Arnold
Q. I understand that Moore Marsden has something to do with reimbursing the community estate for the mortgage payments we made on the house my wife owned prior to our marriage, but we spent some the ...
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Posted on May 11, 2010 By Thurman Arnold
Q. My wife and I are getting our divorce with the assistance of a paralegal. That person has prepared a Marital Settlement Agreement. The paralegal says she cannot give us legal advice. There is a ...
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Posted on Apr 7, 2010 By Thurman Arnold
Q. My husband won't stop gambling. Am I liable for his gambling debts? A. The community property that the two of you own is liable as to satisfy his gambling obligations, assuming there is any ...
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Posted on Apr 6, 2010 By Thurman Arnold
Q. The district attorney's office intercepted our tax refund to pay past due child support. If we divorce do I get any of this money back? A. You might. This tax refund was community property and ...
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Posted on Jan 17, 2010 By Thurman Arnold
Q. Why is the idea of 'physical separation' important in California divorce or domestic partnership dissolutions? A. The idea of "physical separation" is one of the most important ...
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Posted on Jan 7, 2010 By Thurman Arnold, III
Q. My wife and I separated in June 2009. When we purchased our home in March of 1998 (married December 1994), she used part of an inheritance from her grandmother to help with the down payment. I have ...
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Posted on Aug 20, 2009 By Thurman Arnold
Q. Can you please help. I understand a Moore-Marsden analysis needs to be performed on my house in my pending divorce, but I don't understand what it is my attorney is telling me. These are the ...
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