Property Division

Property Division

California is a community property state, which means that all property acquired during the marriage by a married person is the property of both spouses. That is so even though perhaps one spouse went to work, earned the money (and perhaps deposited it into an account in his/her sole name) and the other spouse stayed at home and took care of the household and/or the children.

Our firm assists our clients in ascertaining the extent of the community property that exists and in structuring the division of that property so as to effectuate client’s goals. When appropriate, we work with forensic accountants to assist us in valuing the property to ensure that our clients obtain their fair share of the community property.

Representative Results

• Negotiated resolution where client able to keep business as part of final division of property with less than 10 years spousal support on a long term marriage.
• Successfully defeated a mother’s claims that a father breached his fiduciary duties by spending money on girlfriends.
• Obtained an order for a client forcing his wife to vacate their marital home and ultimately vesting the full equity of the home in the client’s name.
• After a wife obtained a receiver to control her husband’s business, the husband hired Blum, who forced the receiver out and retrieved the entirety of the husband’s business for his benefit.
• Successfully defeated a wife’s claims challenging the goodwill of her husband’s law practice.