What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? California.
My wife and I bought a house while we were married. A few years later we re-financed our home under my wife's name due to her salary being better than mine. Does this mean the house belongs to her? The reason I'm asking is because we recently separated. I am hoping the house is still community property so that as a condition in our divorce we sell the house and split the proceeds. Secondly, she has just given me an interspousal transfer deed and asked me to sign it. She said this will alleviate my duty to pay the mortgage since I'm not in the house. She is in the house. If the first part of my question is yes the house is still community property, then will my signing the interspousal transfer deed give up my rights to the house? If the answer to the first part of this question is no I have no more rights in the house since we refinanced the loan in her name, then the second part of this question would be moot. Thank you.
My wife and I bought a house while we were married. A few years later we re-financed our home under my wife's name due to her salary being better than mine. Does this mean the house belongs to her? The reason I'm asking is because we recently separated. I am hoping the house is still community property so that as a condition in our divorce we sell the house and split the proceeds. Secondly, she has just given me an interspousal transfer deed and asked me to sign it. She said this will alleviate my duty to pay the mortgage since I'm not in the house. She is in the house. If the first part of my question is yes the house is still community property, then will my signing the interspousal transfer deed give up my rights to the house? If the answer to the first part of this question is no I have no more rights in the house since we refinanced the loan in her name, then the second part of this question would be moot. Thank you.