PROPERTY DIVISION

Most people who live in California understand that California is a community property state. This means, for the most part, that property purchased during marriage is community property, equally owned by both parties. However, most people are not as familiar with separate property and how it is defined and when the issue of separate property affects the property division aspect of a divorce.

Ms. Lemkin’s strong understanding of the property division laws in California coupled with her wealth of knowledge in both the business and real estate markets makes her ideally suited to handle any property division issue. Her skills and talents not only provide a guide through the family law courts, but will assist the client in understanding the process and how best to accomplish the division of assets and debts resulting from any negotiated transaction or court order.

Frequently, if the property division issue is complicated, The Law Offices of Hollie A. Lemkin will hire an appropriate expert on behalf of the client to either locate assets or to conduct a full forensic accounting (tracing) of the assets if community and separate property have been commingled. Ms. Lemkin will discuss the complexity, nature and need for such expert with each client prior to hiring each expert.

Difficult or complex issues include such situations as:

• Property acquired during marriage by either gift or inheritance is placed in a joint account
• Rental property owned prior to marriage is paid for during marriage with community funds.
• One party purchases a house prior to marriage that the parties reside in during marriage.

Each one of theses situations listed above and more are common in most divorces and can easily be handled by the Law Offices of Hollie A. Lemkin


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