My wife and I are getting a divorce, she completely drained all of our accounts and left me with absolutely no money.

Borrow the funds to survive, and file a divorce case - you can go to the Court's Self-Help Clinic for assistance from a volunteer lawyer to...

When can a CA marriage of less than 10 years be considered a marriage of long duration?

I know of no appellate cases which contain your proposition, but that doesn't mean that none exist; you or somebody will need to perform research...

Wife put in renovations into a condo that was in my name prior to our marriage. Is she entitled to compensation after divorce?

Most likely, unless you can prove that she intended the renovations to be a gift to you. Also, if community funds (such as your earnings or her...

Splitting of finances after divorce

If you don't trust your husband's "disclosure", and if there is good reason for your distrust, you would better retain your own experienced Family...

Spousal Support after divorce

Accord with Mr. Schwerin's excellent response. Better to have a face-to-face consultation with an experienced Family Law Attorney, with instant...

Home ownership after divorce

Not if he can't afford to 1) pay you an equalization payment in cash for your community share of the house equity; and 2) pay the mortgage, taxes,...

Amending my divorce decree and what state would I need to file.

Accord with Mr. Rafter's response. You won't be able to get a modification of the property division order - your wife was and remains entitled to...

Which day is considered as legal separation in a divorce, the day in which I escaped from my house?

It depends on whether or not you decided that the marriage was over on the day when you "escaped" from your house. This is a factual question that...

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What Is Promissory Estoppel

If you verbally agreed to pay spousal support as addressed in your question, in open Court on the record, that agreement is enforceable. If you...

Is legal and fair that my husband will discount me about 50% of the mortgage payments from my 50% of my house value in a divorce

It depends upon who continued to reside in the house after separation. If your husband continued to reside in the house after separation and he...

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