Lost money before divorce

[Trayon5]

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? California. In the days before filing for divorce my wife spent alot of money for lawyers and moving expenses from our community funds that I obviously didn't know about. Do I have any legal right to get any of this back?

 

[mistoffolees]

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? California. In the days before filing for divorce my wife spent alot of money for lawyers and moving expenses from our community funds that I obviously didn't know about. Do I have any legal right to get any of this back?

No. Legal expenses are legitimate expenses to deduct from marital property.

Moving expenses could possibly be argued against, but unless they're terribly excessive, it's not unreasonable.

 

[Trayon5]

Could it be argued that my legal and moving expenses, in spite of being incurred after separation, are also legitimate reasonable marital expenses?

 

[LdiJ]

Could it be argued that my legal and moving expenses, in spite of being incurred after separation, are also legitimate reasonable marital expenses?

Possibly, but it depends on the totality of the situation and how it played out. I would guess that at least your initial legal expenses would be a valid marital expense.