Re: Divorce settlement

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On 3/10/07, sharwinston wrote:
> Yous is essentially a duplicate of what you posted on the
> Legal Questions board on 02/04/07.
>
> Asked and answered.
>
> On 3/10/07, Peggy wrote:
>> In California, if a wife buys a house with her income
>> (spouse is lazy) but leaves her husband and her kids
>> because of his cheating and physical abuse, but is paying
>> him child and spousal support; in their divorce settlement
>> is she entitled to half the equity in the house or does she
>> have to wait until their youngest child turns 18, (she is 8
>> now) before she can get half of the equity. California is a
>> no fault state so I know his cheating will not be a factor.

I did post this first on 2/2/07, however, I didn't say the
house is in both their names and was NOT a gift. There wouldn't
be a need for the question had it have been a gift. So being
as it is in BOTH of their NAMES, would she be eligible to ask
and get half of the equity?