Dissolution of Marriage

Do you need a divorce lawyer?

If you need representation or advice about the dissolution of your marriage (divorce), we can help. Issues that you may need help with include child custody and support arrangements, and determining which of the property from your marriage is community property, and which is separate property of you or your spouse. If you have a prenuptial agreement, the disposition of many of these issues may be easier to resolve.

What is Community property?

California is a community property state. That means that anything earned or acquired during marriage except by gift or inheritance is community property. That includes your pension, IRA, and may include the future earning potential, for example, of a doctor whose wife helped put him through medical school. Both spouses have an equal and undivided interest in the community property. So in a divorce, all the community property is divided into two halves.

What is Separate Property?

Separate property is anything the spouses had before they got married and any gifts or inheritances they got during marriage. In a dissolution, each spouse gets to keep his or her separate property. If separate property is commingled with community property, it may become community because it was put into the community pot.

We have been helping people with dissolutions for 35 years and can help you get the best outcome your circumstances permit. If you need help with or advice about the dissolution of your marriage, call us and we will see what can be done for you.

Please call us now for an inexpensive, confidential consultation.