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Any inheritance is deemed separate property, meaning it does not belong to the community. Therefore, if your husband uses the money from either the sale or the rents earned from these properties to purchase a home it will be deemed his separate property and you would not have any claim. However, if he uses assets such as his earnings or money from a joint bank account to pay the mortgage payments or make improvements on the property then the community has the right to be reimbursed or share in any equity.

No, but not because the house is in your name alone, assuming the house was purchased during the marriage and you do not have a pre-nuptual Agreement. Assets and debts accumulated during the marriage are considered community property, you both own the assets and owe the debts.

Generally a community interest in the pensions and retirement plans will be calculated based upon a proportion of the time of married relative to the time employed. A Qualified Domestic Relations Order ("QDRO") would be prepared after the Judgment of divorce is entered. Each spouse is entitled to one-half the community interest in the retirement plan.