L.A. County Marital Agreement Attorney

Marital Property Issues

When two partners that were married and lived in the State of California are facing a divorce, there are serious issues that arise regarding marital property.  As California is a community property state, it can come up that property or assets that you once considered to be yours alone can be determined to have become marital property by the court.  This is an extremely serious situation for the person who may possibly lose a large portion of their estate, and deserves the immediate assistance of a Los Angeles County marital agreement attorney to assist you in the matter.  In other cases, one spouse has made efforts to hide certain assets that are actually marital property, and it may be necessary to take the action of enlisting the assistance of a forensic accountant to prove out the money trail.

Attorney in Los Angeles County Assists with Marital Property Issues

There have been many individuals who got married without a prenuptial agreement that lived to regret that decision.  Obviously, no one wants a marriage to fail and rarely believes that it will when getting engaged.  However, it is considered extremely prudent, especially in high net worth marriages, that the individuals involved go ahead and get prenuptial agreements drafted and signed.  If one partner refuses to get married if there is such an agreement, this could be considered to be an indicator of what is to come.  Don’t ever take chances in California with your assets prior to marriage, even an inheritance.  When money from an inheritance is used to benefit both parties, the court could deem that this too was marital property when it becomes necessary to do a division of property.

In cases of divorce when the property matters are hotly contested, this can be a long, drawn out situation, and very expensive.  It is much easier to just get the prenuptial agreement drafted and signed prior to the marriage and think no more about it.  When a situation changes during a marriage, a postnuptial agreement can be drafted.  However, it is critical that the lawyer who is working on your agreements is highly skilled in drafting such documents.  Your attorney at Harvey A. Sitzer, Esq. has helped countless L.A. County residents with drafting these agreements, and would like to speak with you to advise you as to how to move forward.

Contact an L.A. County Marital Agreement Attorney Harvey A. Sitzer, Esq. if you have marital property issues that you need resolved, either prior to marriage or after the marriage has already taken place.