Legal Question in Family Law in Nevada

marital vs seperate property

The title of our residence was transferred to my wife as required by lender when we refinanced and the loan was put in her name only because of my bad credit. She had sold the property while we are in the process of divorce. She contends that this is her seperate property. Because she had quitclaimed the property to her LLC, the LLC had to quitclaim it back to her before she could sell it. If the property infact became seperate when I quitclaimed it to her, did it become marital again when it was quitclaimed back to her by her limited liability company before she can sell it? OR is the property a marital propety from beginning to end?


Asked on 12/18/06, 1:42 pm

2 Answers from Attorneys

James Smith James E. Smith Ltd.

Re: marital vs seperate property

Nevada is not a title state. If you are married the property is still community unless you have signed a pre-marital or post-marital contract which states the property is separate when put in your own name.

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Answered on 12/18/06, 1:52 pm
Jeffrey Cogan Law Offices of Jeffrey A. Cogan, Chartered

Re: marital vs seperate property

I agree with Mr. Smith, as long as you do not have a post-nuptial, you still have rights. Further, since the transfer was to do a refinance, there can be no presumption of a gift.

You will probably need an attorney to present this to the judge due to the complexity and the fact that so much money is involved.

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Answered on 12/18/06, 3:01 pm


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