Legal Question in Family Law in California

my wife put me out of our residence and filed for divorce. We have a homestead (I think). The court has ordered that legal fees are to be paid from the pending sale of our house. Can they do this if we have homestead?


Asked on 5/05/13, 9:05 pm

2 Answers from Attorneys

B. Stuart Walker Law Office of B. Stuart Walker

Yes, they can do this. a homestead makes no difference. The important thing for you to obtain in this situation, is that your wife's attorney fees be paid from her share of the profit from the sale of the house - not from your share.

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Answered on 5/05/13, 9:36 pm
Mark Saltzman, MBA, JD Law Offices of Mark E. Saltzman

You're in for a nightmare, when it comes to the court's authority, in a divorce. California's nanny state, over regulation has empowered the court to do virtually anything with the "marital estate," i.e. anything that has to do with the marriage. The court can stop a foreclosure, force payments, change titles, and much, much more.

In about a hundred years, when the union controlled state legislature comes to its senses, perhaps things will improve. For now, get a good lawyer who knows how to play the system.

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Answered on 5/06/13, 9:22 am


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