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How do community property laws of Texas affect separated spouse?
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Can a spouse refinance a sole and separate property in a community property state?
You can refinance your property if a bank agrees to refinance your property. If they find out you are separated, they could choose not to lend you more money.
In California if you separated from your spouse and he voluntarily signed a Grant Deed giving you ownership of the home can he now ask for half of the value of the property in the divorce settlement?
Maybe, California is a community property state. If the couple were not legally separated including the distribution of marital property, the Grant Deed may not protect the home from being deemed community property and being distributed accordingly.
Is a spouse in a community property state entitled to a share of spouse's inheritance?
NO.NO.NO.NO.
If you are unemployed and being sued can they come after your spouse in any way?
Yes, they can. You and your spouse are legally a single financial entity. Any property acquired by your spouse after your marriage is community property, with you having an equal interest. The only property not considered community property would be what your spouse owned prior to your marriage.
Can a spouse sell any personal property while they are separated?
If the property rightfully belongs to the spouse, then yes they can sell it. If they do not rightfully own the property, then they cannot legally sell the personal property.
In a community property state is it illegal for a spouse to commit identity theft against his spouse when their separated?
if their going threw a divorce yes she can get him for commitidentity theft. cause it a marriage property. and it has to settle in court by the judge. and the law will made him bring it back unit every thing is settlein court .
If a spouse quitclaims a property in California do they have any community property rights to it at all?
no there are no rights
If a spouse's parent dies and leaves inheritance does this become community property with your spouse?
Not immediately. When you inherit something it is separate property because it was specifically designated to go to you. If you put these funds in a joint account or share them with your spouse then it would likely be deemed as transforming to community property.
Does a spouse have to sign the mortgage in a non community state?
Yes, if the spouse has an ownership interest in the property.Yes, if the spouse has an ownership interest in the property.Yes, if the spouse has an ownership interest in the property.Yes, if the spouse has an ownership interest in the property.
If one of the married partners acquires real estate by deed does that give the other spouse legal rights to that property?
It depends on the state that the property is in. In a separate property state the spouse would not acquire an interest. In a community property state if the property is acquired by deed during the marriage it becomes community property.
In a community state is it possible to have only one spouse on a mortgage and have a relative be on Title if you are not legally separated yet and are expecting to divorce your illegal alien spouse?
No. Property acquired during the marriage cannot be partitioned, sold, transferred or otherwise without the consent of both spouse's to the action or the approval of the court.
Does time of separation affect a divorce?
Legal Separation and Divorce are two different entities. The amount of time that you are legally separated from your spouse does not necessarily affect the divorce proceeding in the sense that you are not divorced after a certain amount of time being separated but it can help with the separation of assets. By this I mean that during the time you are legally separated that is when the economic community ends.
