Palestine, TX Divorce Law Firms & Lawyers

It doesn't matter how title is held. What matters is what money was used to pay for the house. You are entitled to reimbursement for the value of the house on the date of marriage; the community (you and your wife) are entitled each to one-half the appreciation or depreciation in value which occurred during the marriage. You will need a lawyer to help you handle this aspect of your divorce the line of cases which covers the issue is called Moore-Marsden.

You will get information about legal fees when you meet with a lawyer. Some lawyers post their fees online, but fees are generally specific to each case. Some attorney charge flat fees and some charge a retainer and then bill their hourly rate, court costs and expenses against the retainer. There are also variations and hybrids of those fee arrangements.

I question the validity of a California decree providing for the forfeiture of what I assume is a community property interest in H;'s retirement upon remarriage (unless it was a form of spousal support and not a property division), but if valid the remarriage would not be cancelled by subsequent termination of the later marriage. In other words, if the right was indeed lost due to the re-marriage, the "re-divorce' would not revive it.