Dealing With A Marital Home Upside Down In Value

Question: I was awarded the marital home in the divorce that is currently worth less than what we purchased it for. My divorce decree states that I need to refinance or sell the home or I owe my ex an additional sum of money. I am unable to sell or …

Turning Separate Property Into Community Property

Question: I need marriage separation advice on turning separate property into community property. My wife and I are moving into a house the she recently inherited, though we are on rocky terms and considering a separation. How can I make her inherited separate property our shared community property so in …

Marriage Separation Advice On Dealing With The Marital Home

Question: I need marriage separation advice about how to handle the marital home. My wife and I are separating. She does not want the marital home and we cannot sell it. I’ve offered to give her a cash settlement so she would move out into an apartment and I would …

Modifying Child Support If Ex Receives Large Share Of Marital Property

Question: How is child support calculated when the custodial parent receives a large share of marital property? My ex received half of my retirement account in cash and is spending like crazy. With the income from her job and the money she took from my retirement, she made significantly more …

Property Division: Does She Get Half Of My Small Business?

Question: Per our divorce property division agreement, my wife was to receive all the proceeds from the sale of the marital home while I retained my entire stake in my small business. Because of the economy we made no money on the sale of the marital home, thus she received …

Ex-Wife’s Late Mortgage Payments Are Ruining My Credit Score

Question: I need financial advice on divorce. My ex-wife was awarded the marital home in our divorce decree. I recently became aware that my credit score has dropped considerably since then because she has been repeatedly late on the mortgage. Is there anything I can legally do to get my …

Separation Agreement and Real Property Debt

Question: I need marriage separation advice on handling a separation agreement. We signed a separation agreement after my wife left the marital home. We are mortgage partners on various properties that we both had money deposited into accounts to cover the mortgages and taxes on each property. She recently sent …

Commingling Separate and Community Property

If you and your spouse have decided to call it quits on your marriage, you’ll be joining the line of about 50 percent of other couples that decide to go their separate ways. The process of a divorce is not an easy one, and usually the hardest part of it …

My Wife Is Having An Affair With A Sex Offender

Question: My wife is having an affair with a man who is a convicted sex offender. He served time in prison and now that he is out, my wife wants to kick me out of the marital home and have him around our children. What should I do to protect …

Divorce Laws: What Is A Divorce From Bed And Board?

Question: My question about divorce laws has to do with what I’ve heard is a “divorce from bed and board.” Can you explain what a “divorce from bed and board” is and how it is different from a regular divorce?