Family
Mar. 23, 2018
When is your separate property liable?
Thanks to a Court of Appeal case, family law attorneys can answer with more clarity questions concerning when a spouse’s separate property is liable for the other spouse’s debt incurred before or after the split.
Jeffrey P. Blum
Law Office of Jeffrey P. BlumEmail: Blumesq@aol.com
Jeffrey is a mediator and family law attorney in Los Altos.
I am sometimes compelled to admit that to a client that there is no easy answer. This frustrates clients, who want to know what the chances are of prevailing. Thanks to a Court of Appeal case, family law attorneys can answer with more clarity questions concerning when a spouse's separate property is liable for the other spouse's debt incurred before or after the split.
The Family Code lays out the general rules: A spouse's separate p...
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